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Meanings of whine in English

Portuguese
birra
Catalan
gemegar
Spanish
lamentarse

Complain whiningly.

        birra
        Catalan
        garranyigar
        Spanish
        crujir

        Make a high-pitched, screeching noise.

              garranyigar
              Portuguese
              zunido
              Catalan
              ploriqueig
              Spanish
              lamentación

              A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.

                    zunido
                    Catalan
                    gemegar

                    Talk in a tearful manner.

                          gemegar
                          Usage of whine in English
                          1
                          A whine was in one voice; in the other was crisp command.
                          The Sheriff's Son
                          2
                          We don't get many choices, however much we whine about the injustice.
                          Surrender to the will of the night
                          3
                          Suddenly Norma gave a piteous whine; the reptile had bitten her tongue.
                          The Idiot
                          4
                          The distant whine of the surveillance drone was far behind them now.
                          Inferno
                          5
                          The transport shuddered, its power drive stalling momentarily in a high-pitched whine.
                          Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
                          6
                          His voice turned to a whine; his words came thick and incoherent.
                          Maurice Guest
                          7
                          The children whine and no one knows exactly what is the matter.
                          Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
                          8
                          Lights came on with reluctance, and the environment pumps started to whine.
                          The Naked God
                          9
                          The whine rose in pitch, until the construct shuddered and pulled free.
                          Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
                          10
                          He could hear shouts outside, and the whine of the matrix generator.
                          The dark side of the sun
                          11
                          This time, he was clearly spooked, but he didn't hesitate or whine.
                          Fear nothing
                          12
                          There was absolute silence now except for the whine of the beast.
                          Buffalo Roost / A Story of a Young Men's Christian Association B...
                          13
                          Recovering himself, he wagged his head and sighed in his pious whine:
                          The Lady Doc
                          14
                          Kazan lifted his head and a trembling whine answered in his throat.
                          Kazan
                          15
                          In the distance he could hear the mosquito whine of motorcycle engines.
                          The accident man
                          16
                          Drills whine amidst a tangle of wires while large diggers trundle past.
                          The Irish Times
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                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common