Definition of whine

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whine    (hwn, wn) KEY  

VERB:
whined , whin·ing , whines
VERB:
intr.

1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
2. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.
3. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.

VERB:
tr.

To utter with a whine.

NOUN:

1. The act of whining.
2. A whining sound.
3. A complaint uttered in a plaintive tone.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English whinen, from Old English hwnan, to make a whizzing sound

OTHER FORMS:
whiner (Noun), whining·ly (Adverb), whiny or whiney (Adjective)

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