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Pronunciation : Whine
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. whinen, AS. hwinan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hvina, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wihn, hweijn; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to mean with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining plovers." Spenser. The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. Sir P. Sidney. Dost thou come here to whine Shak.

i. [imp. & p. p. Whined; p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Whine
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Whine
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913