Английский Этимологический словарь - whine
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~ v 1 to complain in a sad, annoying voice about something (For goodness sake stop whining, it's not much further to go.) + abou (Mark always seems to be whining about his job.) 2 to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy (a dog whining outside the door) 3 if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound - whine n (the whine of the plane's engine) - whiner n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(whines, whining, whined) 1. If something or someone whines, they make a long, high-pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background... The engines whined. VERB: V, V • Whine is also a noun. ...the whine of air-raid sirens. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. If you say that someone is whining, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant. They come to me to whine about their troubles. ...children who whine that they are bored... ‘Why can’t you tell me?’ I whined... VERB: V about n/-ing, V that, V with quote c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~d; whining) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwinan to whiz; akin to Old Norse hvina to whiz Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry b. to make a sound similar to such a cry the wind ~d in the chimney 2. to complain with or as if with a ~ always whining about the weather 3. to move or proceed with the sound of a ~ the bullet ~d…across the ice — Berton Roueche transitive verb to utter or express with or as if with a ~ • ~r noun • whiningly adverb II. noun Date: 1633 1. a. a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain b. a sound resembling such a cry 2. a complaint uttered with or as if with a ~ • whiny also ~y adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a complaining long-drawn wail as of a dog. 2 a similar shrill prolonged sound. 3 a a querulous tone. b an instance of feeble or undignified complaining. --v. 1 intr. emit or utter a whine. 2 intr. complain in a querulous tone or in a feeble or undignified way. 3 tr. utter in a whining tone. Derivatives whiner n. whiningly adv. whiny adj. (whinier, whiniest). Etymology: OE hwinan ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. жалобный вой to utter a whine —- заскулить 2. хныканье, нытье 3. скулить, подвывать (о собаке) 4. ныть, хныкать; скулить, плакаться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun жалобный вой; хныканье 2. v. 1) скулить, хныкать, плакаться 2) подвывать, завывать Syn: see complain ...Англо-русский словарь
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