1 to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
[V] Stop whining! * [Vspeech] 'I want to go home,' whined Toby. [also Vthat]
2 [V] to make a long high unpleasant sound because you are in pain or unhappy:
The dog whined and scratched at the door.
3 [V] (of a machine) to make a long high unpleasant sound
noun [usuallysing.]
1 a long high sound that is usually unpleasant or annoying:
the steady whine of the engine
2 a long high cry that a child or dog makes when it is hurt or wants sth
3 a high tone of voice that you use when you complain about sth:
Her voice took on a nasal whine of complaint.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for whine is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is whine a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, whine is tagged as verb.
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