Antonyms for whine

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : hwahyn, wahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ʰwaɪn, waɪn

Definition of whine

Origin : Old English hwinan "to whiz or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (cf. Old Norse hvina "to whiz," German wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.

noun complaint, cry
verb complain, cry

Example sentences :

With a whine of remonstrance it swung wider, and Crane stepped out on the sidewalk.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"I only pulled the bilberries," interposed Jamie, in a whine which went off in a howl.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

Catholics don't pray, Henry; they whine; and I've no use for whinin'.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

There was not a sound save the whine of the wind in the wires as the plane sped on.
Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby

Had you succumbed to the blows of fate with a whine of texts upon your lips?
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

"It's a trick, I know it's a trick," came from the man, in almost a whine.
Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

The speaker suddenly began to whine softly and monotonously.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

It is one of them that I do not whine like a baby because I cannot have my own way.
Extract from : « The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti » by David Christie Murray

Against the scene a jazz band flung a whine and a stumble of tinny sounds.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

She began to be witless again, to wring her hands, to whimper and whine.
Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

Synonyms for whine

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