whining (verb)

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• whine — [c]/waɪn / (say wuyn) verb (whined, whining) –verb (i) 1. to utter a nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc. 2. to complain in a feeble, plaintive way. 3. to emit a high pitched, monotonous sound, as of… …  

• whine — verb (I) 1 to complain in a sad, annoying voice about something: For goodness sake stop whining, it s not much further to go. (+ about): Mark always seems to be whining about his job. 2 to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• whine — verb 1) a child was whining Syn: wail, whimper, cry, mewl, moan, howl, yowl 2) the lift began to whine Syn: hum, drone, beep 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• screak — verb 1. 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, ↑skreak • Derivati …   Useful english dictionary

• skreak — verb 1. 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 • Derivati …   Useful english dictionary

• wolve — verb /wʊlv/ a) To behave like a wolf. he had returned to his schoolboys script, to distant Evensongs, to the wolving of the ancient chapel organ as the last light is extinguished and the door latched for the long night. b) Of an organ, to make a… …   Wiktionary

• mewl — verb /ˈmjuːl/ to whimper or cry weakly And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurses arms; / Then the whining school boy …   Wiktionary

• snivel — verb (snivels, snivelling, snivelled; US snivels, sniveling, sniveled) 1》 cry and sniffle. 2》 complain in a whining or tearful way. noun a period of snivelling. Derivatives sniveller noun sni …   English new terms dictionary

• whine — [[t](h)wa͟ɪn[/t]] whines, whining, whined 1) VERB If something or someone whines, they make a long, high pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background... The engines… …   English dictionary

• whine — I UK [waɪn] / US / US [hwaɪn] verb Word forms whine : present tense I/you/we/they whine he/she/it whines present participle whining past tense whined past participle whined 1) a) [intransitive] to complain in a way that annoys other people For… …   English dictionary

• cant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Low German *kant Date: 14th century dialect England lively, lusty II. verb Etymology: 3cant Date: circa 1543 transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary