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whine

whine · whines

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Heulen, Jammern, Gejammer, Jaulen

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or soundA long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

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/ˈwaɪ̯n/

» Tom is whining.

Tom jammert. — Felixjp

Том ниє. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
Jaulen, Heulen, Jammern
войvoj
A peevish or self-pitying complaint or criticism.
I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.

More definitions

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Examples

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Tom is whining.
Том ниє. — deniko
deTom jammert. — Felixjp
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Tom started whining.
Том заскиглив. — deniko
ruТом захныкал. — sharptoothed
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You sure do whine a lot.
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You're the ones whining, not us.
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You're the one whining, not me.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound:

Origin

From Middle English whynen, hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwīnan (“to rush, to whizz, t

From Middle English whynen, hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwīnan (“to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Old Norse hvína, whence Icelandic hvína, Norwegian Nynorsk kvina, Swedish vina, and Danish hvine. Despite the strong similarity in sound and meaning, not related with German weinen, Dutch wenen, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (for which see dialectal English ween (“to weep, lament”)).

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