whine
pronunciation
How to pronounce whine in British English:
UK [waɪn]
How to pronounce whine in American English:
US [hwaɪn, waɪn]
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- Noun:
- a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
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- Verb:
- move with a whining sound
- talk in a tearful manner
- complain whiningly
Word Origin
- whine (v.)
- Old English hwinan "to whiz, hiss, or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (compare Old Norse hvina "to whiz," German wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.
- whine (n.)
- 1630s, from whine (v.).
Example
- 1. They also whine a lot , which I hate .
- 2. You whine and / or complain .
- 3. Would it whine , or howl , or moan , or scream ?
- 4. Some people whine all the time .
- 5. If you mess things up , don 't whine about the mistakes , learn from them .