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whine
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- pronunciation:
- waIn
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
whines, whining, whined |
| definition 1: |
When an animal or person whines, they make a long, high, crying sound. They whine because they are in pain, scared, or annoyed.
The dog was whining, so I let him outside.When his mom said she wouldn't buy the toy in the grocery store, the little boy whined.- similar words:
- cry, howl, scream
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| definition 2: |
When people whine, they complain about something in an annoying way. It might be annoying because they keep complaining for a long time about this one thing or because the thing they are complaining about seems very small and not very important.
My sister whined all through dinner because she wanted to eat at the other restaurant instead. |
| related words: |
complain |
| derivations: |
whiningly (adv.), whiner (n.) |
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