whine /ˈhwaɪn, ˈwaɪn/
抱怨,牢騷,哀鳴(vi.)哭訴,發牢騷,發嗚嗚聲(vt.)哀訴
Whine v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.] To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan 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.”
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. --Sir P. Sidney.
Dost thou come here to whine? --Shak.
Whine, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
Whine, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
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whine
n : a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn: whimper]
v 1: move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past
us"
2: talk in a tearful manner [syn: snivel]
3: complain whiningly [syn: grizzle, yammer, yawp]