whineverb [ I ]
uk/waɪn/us/waɪn/to make a long, high, sad sound:
Leon's dog was sitting by the door whining, so I thought I'd better take it for a walk.
disapproving If you whine, especially as a child, you complain or express disappointment or unhappiness repeatedly:
Alice, if you keep whining I won't take you - do you understand?
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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Complaining
whinenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/waɪn/us/waɪn/an unpleasant high sound or voice:
the whine of a circular saw
She delivered the speech in a high-pitched nasal whine.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whistle
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths