| Whine (whine) |
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| Whine |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Whined (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Whining.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw&imacr]nan to make a
whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv***imacr]na, Sw.
hvina |
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.
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To utter or express
plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an
excuse.
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A plaintive tone; the nasal,
childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
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