whine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhwaɪn/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

whine
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Sense: Noun: high-pitched noise
Synonyms:
high-pitched noise, whining Collocations, whining sound, whining noise, hiss Collocations, shrill sound, screech Collocations, shriek Collocations, squeak Collocations, squeaking, squeal Collocations, mewl, mewling, mewling sound, cry Collocations
Sense: Verb: make a high-pitched sound
Synonyms:
make a high-pitched sound, whine Collocations, hiss Collocations, shriek Collocations, screech Collocations, squeak Collocations, squeal Collocations, mewl, cry Collocations
Sense: Verb: complain
Synonyms:
complain Collocations, moan Collocations (informal), moan and groan (informal), grouch, grouse (informal), grumble Collocations, gripe (informal), grump (informal), bitch Collocations (slang), bitch and moan (slang), carp, beef Collocations (mainly US), make a fuss (informal), whinge (UK, informal), whimper Collocations, kvetch (informal), snivel


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