whine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationshwaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwaɪn, waɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwīn, wīn)

Inflections of 'whine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
whines
v 3rd person singular
whining
v pres p
whined
v past
whined
v past p
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whine vi (cry plaintively)gimotear vi
  lloriquear vi
 The dog whined outside the door.
 El perro gimoteaba detrás de la puerta.
whine vi (complain)quejarse v prnl
 I can't stand Robert; he's always whining.
 No aguanto a Robert; siempre está quejándose.
whine about [sth/sb] vi + prep (complain about)quejarse de v prnl + prep
 The children were whining about how hungry they were.
 Los niños se estaban quejando del hambre que tenían.
whine n (noise)chirrido nm
  chillido nm
 The radio wasn't properly tuned and the whine was giving Linda a headache.
 La radio no estaba bien sintonizada y el chirrido le estaba dando a Linda dolor de cabeza.
whine n (plaintive cry)quejido nm
  gemido nm
 The dog's whine told Steve he wanted food.
 El quejido del perro le indicó a Steve que quería comer.
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'whine' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: a [small, little, wailing, loud, high-pitched] whine, let out a [small] whine, the [dog, toddler] gave a small whine, more...

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