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whine

/ˈwaɪ̯n/noun, verb1 syllable

Whine means: make a high-pitched, screeching noise.

Synonyms for whine10

noun, as in a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

whimper

verb, as in make a high-pitched, screeching noise

squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak

verb, as in talk in a tearful manner

snivel, grizzle, yammer, yawp

verb, as in complain whiningly

grizzle, yammer, yawp, snivel

What does whine mean?5

verb

1

make a high-pitched, screeching noise“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”

2

talk in a tearful manner

3

complain whiningly

4

move with a whining sound“The bullets were whining past us”

noun

1

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with whine?31

three syllables

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Whine in a sentence

  • Coil whine may sometimes be annoying, but it's usually harmless.soliloquist
  • Whining doesn't take away tomorrow's concerns, but it does take away today's power.AlanF_US
  • Twitter is a website where people go to see celebrities whine.shekitten
  • I am sick and tired of hearing you whine.tieguy
  • The jet made a whining sound as it soared overhead.unknown
  • What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.nickyeow
  • I don't want to listen to your whining anymore.AlanF_US
  • We don't have time to listen to your whining.DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of whine

as a noun

plural
whines

as a verb

past tense
whined
present participle
whining
third-person singular
whines
past participle
whined