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Whine

noun/wˈaɪn/
Definition
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
move with a whining sound
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈaɪn/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈaɪn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈaɪn/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈaɪn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
verbmove with a whining sound
“The bullets were whining past us”
verbtalk in a tearful manner
verbmake a high-pitched, screeching noise
“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
verbcomplain whiningly
Word Forms
whimperverbcry weakly or softly
whinyadjectivehabitually complaining
whineyadjectivehabitually complaining
whineverbtalk in a tearful manner
snivelnounwhining in a tearful manner
snivellernouna person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
whinenouna complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
whinernouna person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
squeaknouna short high-pitched noise
squeakernounany artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
screechnouna high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screechingnouna high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
creakingnouna squeaking sound
creaknouna squeaking sound
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
jammern
eine Beschwerde, die in einer klagenden, jammernden Art geäußert wird
🇫🇷French
gémissement
une plainte formulée d'une manière plaintive et plaintive
🇪🇸Spanish
gimoteo
una queja pronunciada en forma de quejido quejumbroso
🇮🇹Italian
gemito
una lamentela pronunciata in modo lamentoso e lamentoso
🇳🇱Dutch
zeuren
een klacht die op een klagende zeurderige manier wordt geuit
🇵🇹Portuguese
lamentar
uma reclamação proferida de forma queixosa
🇷🇺Russian
ныть
жалоба, произнесенная жалобно-нытьем
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कराहना
शिकायतपूर्ण ढंग से शिकायत की गई
🇧🇩Bengali
হাহাকার
একটি অভিযোগ একটি বাদী whining উপায়ে উচ্চারিত
🇮🇳Tamil
சிணுங்க
ஒரு முறையான சிணுங்கல் வழியில் சொல்லப்பட்ட புகார்
🇮🇳Telugu
అరుపు
ఒక ఫిర్యాదు ఒక సాదాసీదా whining మార్గంలో ఉచ్ఛరిస్తారు
🇮🇳Marathi
ओरडणे
एक तक्रार रागाच्या भरात उच्चारली
🇮🇳Gujarati
બબડાટ
ફરિયાદી રડતી રીતે ઉચ્ચારવામાં આવેલ ફરિયાદ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊರಗುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಒಂದು ದೂರಿನ ವಿನಿಂಗ್ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തേങ്ങുക
ഒരു പരാതി വ്യക്തതയോടെ പറഞ്ഞു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੌਲਾ
ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਦੇ ਰੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਹੀ ਗਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
چیخنا
ایک شکایت ایک مدعی رونے والے انداز میں کہی گئی۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抱怨
以哀怨的方式抱怨
🇯🇵Japanese
泣き言を言う
悲しげな泣き言の形で発せられる苦情
🇰🇷Korean
우는 소리
애처롭게 징징거리는 방식으로 표현된 불평
🇻🇳Vietnamese
rên rỉ
một lời phàn nàn được thốt ra một cách than vãn ai oán
🇹🇭Thai
สะอื้น
การร้องเรียนพูดในลักษณะคร่ำครวญคร่ำครวญ
🇮🇩Indonesian
merengek
keluhan yang diucapkan dengan nada merengek sedih
🇵🇭Filipino
angal
isang reklamong binigkas sa isang malungkot na paraan ng pag-ungol
🇲🇾Malay
merengek
keluhan yang dilafazkan dengan cara merengek yang sayu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أنين
شكوى تم نطقها بطريقة حزينة
🇮🇷Persian
ناله
شکایتی که با ناله و ناله بیان شد
🇹🇷Turkish
sızlanmak
kederli ve sızlanan bir şekilde dile getirilen bir şikayet
🇮🇱Hebrew
יְלָלָה
תלונה שנאמרה בצורה מתלוננת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'whine'?
The primary meaning of 'whine' is 'a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'whine' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'whine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'whine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'whine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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