whine
verb /waɪn/
/waɪn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they whine | /waɪn/ /waɪn/ |
| he / she / it whines | /waɪnz/ /waɪnz/ |
| past simple whined | /waɪnd/ /waɪnd/ |
| past participle whined | /waɪnd/ /waɪnd/ |
| -ing form whining | /ˈwaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to complain in an annoying, crying voice
- Stop whining!
- + speech ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.
- whine that… She whined that she'd been cheated.
Homophones whine | winewhine wine/waɪn//waɪn/- whine verb
- Don't whine—I'm doing everything I can to help you.
- whine noun
- The dog let out a long whine.
- wine noun
- Would you prefer beer, wine or a soft drink?
Synonyms complaincomplainTopics Personal qualitiesc1- protest
- object
- grumble
- moan
- whine
- complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:
- I’m going to complain to the manager about this.
- protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:
- Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
- object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:
- If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.
- He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
- They kept grumbling that they were cold.
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
- What are you moaning about now?
- whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
- Stop whining!
- ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- [intransitive] to make a long, high, unpleasant sound because you are in pain or unhappy
- The dog whined and scratched at the door.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- [intransitive] (of a machine) to make a long, high, unpleasant sound
- The engines whined softly in the background.
- Inside, the air-conditioning whined in an annoying way.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
Word OriginOld English hwīnan ‘whistle through the air’, related to whinge. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.