Whine

Definition

whine /waÇn/ n (usu sing ) (က) (နားမခံသာဖြယ္) ရွည္လ်ားစူးရွေသာ ျမည္သံ။ the steady whine of a mechanical saw. (ခ) ကေလးအီသံ။ ေခြးနာ ညည္းသံ။ (ဂ) ညည္းညဴသံ။ speak in a high, nasal whine. v ၁။ ယင္းသို႔ေသာ အသံျမည္သည္။ a whining voice ❍ In the background, a drill whined. ❍ The dog sat outside the door whining (to be let in). ၂။ ( derog ) ခိုညည္းသလို ညည္းသည္။ ခ်ဴသံပါေအာင္ ညည္းသည္။ Do stop whining! ❍ What is that child whining about now? ❍ ‘I want to go home,’ he whined.

Examples

1. ‘Despite Tim's whines and complaints
2. his grandfather remained firm and decided upon his choice.’
3. ‘This really ticked off Lisa and she turned around without saying anything else except for a groan or a whine or a sigh every once in a while.’
4. ‘At that
5. she let out a whine and whispery high-pitched pleas for his release over her.’
6. ‘There is nothing like having a boy to fish with
7. especially one who never whines or complains and who always seems to be in a good humor.’
8. ‘The singer whines and groans his way through every song.’
9. ‘You have to squeak it in a shrill whine
10. which says all that you need to know about the man himself.’
11. ‘He's jealous and insecure
12. wants to hear from her everyday
13. whines and moans when she calls
14. pummelling her with classic passive aggression.’
15. ‘She croaks
16. squeaks
17. howls
18. and whines her way through the role
19. nearly always off-key and most horrid.’
20. ‘The wolf's ears deflated
21. the look on his face quickly taking a run for depression
22. a lamenting whine emitting from his throat.’
23. ‘He asked me
24. his voice a slightly high-pitched whine
25. as though he had never progressed from childhood.’
26. ‘You can bitch and whine all you want
27. it's no use.’
28. ‘Often it is unknowing
29. as when a dog is left alone at home and whines and whimpers for attention.’
30. ‘All this time
31. Brooks moans and whines
32. but he is inspired without hardly realizing it.’
33. ‘While in captivity
34. they are very vocal
35. uttering high-pitched whines and howls
36. rasping growls.’
37. ‘He begins speaking in a high-pitched whine and uses effeminate hand gestures.’
38. ‘They communicate by stamping their forepaws
39. chattering their teeth
40. and emitting a variety of whimpers
41. whines
42. hisses
43. and other vocalizations.’
44. ‘His unique style of whoops
45. and yells became his trademark.’
46. ‘I feel like I must suck as a mother because some days it seems that all he does is whine and moan and complain.’
47. ‘If you're getting a high-pitched whine rather than a hum your hard drive may be the culprit.’
48. ‘A precise sound
49. it gained coherence and Padlin realized he was not hearing a whine or a howl or a growl but a phrase.’