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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
whine/wʌɪn/
noun
  • 1 a long, high-pitched complaining cry.

    ■ a long, high-pitched unpleasant sound.

  • 2 a feeble or petulant complaint.
verb
  • 1 give or make a whine.
  • 2 complain in a feeble or petulant way.
– derivatives
whiner noun,
whining noun,
whiningly adverb,
whiny (also whiney) adjective.
– origin OE hwīnan ‘whistle through the air’, rel. to whinge.




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