Whine Definition
wīn, hwīn
whined, whines, whining
verb
whined, whines, whining
To utter a peevish, high-pitched, somewhat nasal sound, as in complaint, distress, or fear.
Webster's New World
To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound like this.
Webster's New World
To complain or beg in a childishly undignified way, as with a whine.
Webster's New World
To utter with or as with a whine.
Webster's New World
To produce a sustained noise of high pitch.
Jet engines whining.
American Heritage
noun
whines
The act or sound of whining.
Webster's New World
A whining sound.
The whine of the dentist's drill.
American Heritage
A complaint uttered in a whining tone.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Whine
Noun
Singular:
whinePlural:
whinesOrigin of Whine
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From Middle English hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwÄ«nan (“to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine") from Proto-Germanic *hwÄ«nanÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper"). Cognate with Old Norse hvína, whence Icelandic hvína, Norwegian hvine, Swedish hvina and Danish hvine.
From Wiktionary
Middle English whinen from Old English hwīnan to make a whizzing sound
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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