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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
whine
    n 1: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn:
         whimper, whine]
    v 1: move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past
         us"
    2: talk in a tearful manner [syn: snivel, whine]
    3: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when
       I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
       [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak,
       skreak]
    4: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer,
       yawp]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whine \Whine\, n.
   A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;
   mean or affected complaint.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whine \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Whining.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[imac]nan to make a whistling,
   whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[imac]na, Sw. hvina, Dan.
   hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n,
   hweij[=o]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, v. i.]
   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." --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

         The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
         whining accent, craving liberty.         --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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         Dost thou come here to whine?            --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whine \Whine\, v. t.
   To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
   as, to whine out an excuse.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for whine:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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