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Meanings of hear the whine in English

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Usage of hear the whine in English
1
She could hear the whine of the elevator rising up the shaft.
The Shining
2
He could hear the whine and whir of drills and saws and pumps.
Quantico
3
The gunfire ceased, and over it, Dahlia could hear the whine of turbines.
Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
4
In the distance Langdon could hear the whine of a helicopter shatter the air.
Inferno
5
He could hear the whine of gunfire in his ears.
The Cylons’ Secret
6
Peroni could hear the whine of an ambulance siren working its way to the park.
Dante's numbers
7
Right on the edge of audibility, she could hear the whine of something swiftly approaching.
Envoy
8
The hot-jets had stopped firing and he could hear the whine of the cold-jet rotors.
Graveyard of Dreams
9
We see it, and then we hear the whine of its arrival and at last the bang.
War and the Future: Italy, France and Britain at War
10
He could hear the whine of mosquitoes trying to get at him but stymied by the netting.
Sacrifice
11
He could hear the whine in his voice, and he hated that he couldn't keep it out.
Gods of Risk
12
He could hear the whine of bullets, the ZIP, ZIP, ZIP of them back in the spruce and cedar.
God's Country—And the Woman
13
As Dom jogged toward the 'Dill, he could hear the whine of Raven engines as pilots did their pre-flight checks.
Jacinto's Remnant
14
Each year during Grand Prix Week, you could hear the whine of Formula 1 engines even miles away at our lab.
Flash and Bones
15
How I longed to hear the whine of the poor animal that I hoped might be the cause of my alarm.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
16
I can hear the quaver in my voice, I can hear the whine of reasonableness against the clarity of a madman.
The White Princess
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Hear the whine across language varieties
United States of America
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