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Whine (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.] [OE. whinen, AS. hwīnan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hvīna, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wihōn, hweijōn; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, v. i.] To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining plovers." Spenser.

The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty.
Sir P. Sidney.

Dost thou come here to whine?
Shak.

Whine, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.

Whine, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.

Whine (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.] [OE. whinen, AS. hwīnan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hvīna, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wihōn, hweijōn; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, v. i.] To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining plovers." Spenser.

The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty.
Sir P. Sidney.

Dost thou come here to whine?
Shak.

Whine, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.

Whine, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
  • to utter a whine
         The jet engines whined at take off.
  • to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things
         The dog was whining outside the door to be let in.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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