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English noun: whine | |||
| 1. | whine (communication) a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way | ||
| Synonyms | whimper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complaint | ||
English verb: whine | |||
| 1. | whine (motion) move with a whining sound | ||
| Samples | The bullets were whining past us. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 2. | whine (communication) talk in a tearful manner | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue whine | ||
| Synonyms | snivel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Verb group | grizzle, whine, yammer, yawp | ||
| 3. | whine (perception) make a high-pitched, screeching noise | ||
| Samples | The door creaked when I opened it slowly. My car engine makes a whining noise. | ||
| Synonyms | creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make noise, noise, resound | ||
| 4. | whine (communication) complain whiningly | ||
| Synonyms | grizzle, yammer, yawp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||
| Verb group | snivel, whine | ||
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