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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hwahyn, wahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʰwaɪn, waɪn |
Definition of whining
Origin :- 1630s, from whine (v.).
- verb complain, cry
- I thought only of myself, and I behaved like a whining, unbalanced boy.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- And over all was a constant hum, a crackling, a whining of spinning parts.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Whining with eagerness, he followed back from the river bank and in among the trees.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- A carpenter was singing in his work-shop, accompanied by the whining of his plane.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- The whining dogs are preying upon your simpleness, mistress Israel.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- The letter was brave and cheerful, there was not a hint of whining or complaint in it.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- We have some pitiful letters from them—not whining, you know, but straightforward and frank.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Once more he sat listening to that whining, fluctuating wave.
- Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
- No preaching with him; no whining about what his boy might call himself or might not.
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- The Newry folks, and all of their breed, abstain from whining and cadging.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
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