English
Etymology
OE. hwinan.
Pronunciation
AHD|wīn, IPA|/waɪn/, SAMPA|/waIn/
rhymes|aɪn
Homophones
wine (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Noun
en-noun
- a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
Translations
German: Jaulen n, Heulen n, Jammern n
Verb
en-verb|whin|ing
- 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.
Translations
to utter a whine
German: jaulen, heulen, jammern
French: couiner
to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things
Dutch: zeuren
German: jaulen, heulen, jammern, quengeln
French: pleurnicher, geindre
Category:English homophones
es:whine
fr:whine
io:whine
it:whine
ru:whine
fi:whine
sv:whine
te:whine
vi:whine
zh:whine
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