Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - whine
Whine
whine
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
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I. verb (~d; whining) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīnan to whiz; akin to Old Norse hvīna to whiz Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry, to make a sound similar to such a cry , to complain with or as if with a ~ , to move or proceed with the sound of a ~ , transitive verb to utter or express with or as if with a ~, ~r noun whiningly adverb II. noun Date: 1633 1. a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain, a sound resembling such a cry, a complaint uttered with or as if with a ~, whiny also ~y adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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