Associations to the word «Whine»

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Wiktionary

WHINE, noun. A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound

WHINE, noun. A complaint or criticism

WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.

WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.

WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.

WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.

WHINE, verb. (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.

Dictionary definition

WHINE, noun. A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.

WHINE, verb. Move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us".

WHINE, verb. Talk in a tearful manner.

WHINE, verb. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise".

WHINE, verb. Complain whiningly.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.