whine

Pronunciation

• enPR: wīn IPA ^(key): /waɪn/
• SAMPA: /waIn/

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• Homophone: wine

Noun

Singular whine

Plural whines

1. (countable) A whine is a long, complaining cry.

Verb

Plain form whine

Third-person singular whines

Past tense whined

Past participle whined

Present participle whining

1. If you whine, then you complain about something, usually childishly.

   The little child whined that his mother made him put on his tie.