| slovo | definícia |
whine
(encz) | whine,ječet v: Zdeněk Brož |
whine
(encz) | whine,kňučení n: Zdeněk Brož |
whine
(encz) | whine,kňučet v: Zdeněk Brož |
Whine
(gcide) | Whine \Whine\, n.
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;
mean or affected complaint.
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Whine
(gcide) | 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.
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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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Whine
(gcide) | Whine \Whine\, v. t.
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
as, to whine out an excuse.
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whine
(wn) | 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] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
whine
(encz) | whine,ječet v: Zdeněk Brožwhine,kňučení n: Zdeněk Brožwhine,kňučet v: Zdeněk Brož |
whined
(encz) | whined,kňoural v: Zdeněk Brožwhined,skučel v: Zdeněk Brož |
whiner
(encz) | whiner,kňoural n: PetrV |
whiney
(encz) | whiney, adj: |
fretful querulous whiney whiningprenominal whiny
(gcide) | complaining \complaining\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"[i^]mg) adj.
uttering complaints. Opposite of uncomplaining.
[prenominal]
Note: [Narrower terms: faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal):
{fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal),
whiny}; protesting(prenominal), protestant]
Syn: complaintive.
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Whined
(gcide) | 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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Whiner
(gcide) | Whiner \Whin"er\, n.
One who, or that which, whines.
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whine
(wn) | 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] |
whiner
(wn) | whiner
n 1: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and
whining [syn: whiner, complainer, moaner,
sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler,
squawker] |
whiney
(wn) | whiney
adj 1: habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: fretful,
querulous, whiney, whiny] |
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