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whining

/wahyn, hwahyn/US // waɪn, ʰwaɪn //UK // (waɪn) //

抱怨,唧唧歪歪,牢骚满腹,抱怨声

Related Words

moan呻吟声,呻吟,呻吟一声,呻吟声声whimper呜呜咽咽,呜咽,呜咽声,呜呜呜gripe抱怨,怨气,怨言,牢骚wail哀号,哀鸣,哀嚎,啼哭grumble抱怨,咕哝,哼哼,叽叽喳喳sob唏嘘,呜咽,啜泣,唏嘘不已grouse松鸡,松鸡肉,石鸡,松鸡鸡bellyache腹痛,肚痛,肚子疼,肚子痛pule骡子carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的drone嗡嗡声,嗡嗡的声音,嗡嗡声声,嗡嗡嗡repine回归,回避,回报,悔恨snivel流言蜚语,哭哭啼啼,鼻涕,鼻涕虫kick踢,踢球,踹,踢人murmur喃喃自语,喃喃细语,喃喃自语声,喃喃地说yowl吆喝声,吼吼,嚷嚷,呵斥howl嚎啕大哭,嚎叫声,嗥叫,嚎叫fuss大惊小怪,大惊小怪的mewl喵喵,擢升,喵呜,喵喵喵

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    whined, whin·ing.

    • : to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
    • : to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    whined, whin·ing.

    • : to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
    • : a feeble, peevish complaint.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcomplain, cry
Synonyms
grumble抱怨,咕哝,哼哼,叽叽喳喳moan呻吟声,呻吟,呻吟一声,呻吟声声wail哀号,哀鸣,哀嚎,啼哭bellyache腹痛,肚痛,肚子疼,肚子痛carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的drone嗡嗡声,嗡嗡的声音,嗡嗡声声,嗡嗡嗡fuss大惊小怪,大惊小怪的gripe抱怨,怨气,怨言,牢骚grouse松鸡,松鸡肉,石鸡,松鸡鸡howl嚎啕大哭,嚎叫声,嗥叫,嚎叫kick踢,踢球,踹,踢人mewl喵喵,擢升,喵呜,喵喵喵murmur喃喃自语,喃喃细语,喃喃自语声,喃喃地说pule骡子repine回归,回避,回报,悔恨snivel流言蜚语,哭哭啼啼,鼻涕,鼻涕虫sob唏嘘,呜咽,啜泣,唏嘘不已whimper呜呜咽咽,呜咽,呜咽声,呜呜呜yowl吆喝声,吼吼,嚷嚷,呵斥

Examples

  • It was her standard response to our questions, which in retrospect probably came out more like whines, about what was about to land on our plates.

  • They usually find whining to be an unattractive quality best left to toddlers and MSNBC hosts.

  • Detractors might say this is a whole lot of feminist whining, of finding problems where there are none.

  • Or refusing to take on menial work, such as working in a café for example, and instead whining at your parents to pay your rent?

  • We are constantly bombarded by whining from the right over its contrived war on Christmas.

  • Katherine, Daniel, and Nathan are quite unlikable people, stuck with one another, whining to their friends and family.

  • When I hear (as I often do) some flabby boozer whining and ascribing his trouble to the drinkshop, I despise him.

  • Howsomever, I am not dead broke yet, and even if a man is dead broke inself, there is no reason why he should go whining about it.

  • It is the apt accompaniment of a whining tongue, the fit complement of a verjuice countenance.

  • Soon a whining commences, which grows louder and louder, and becomes disagreeable to every person present.

  • Even on the outside, however, they could hear her shrill, whining protest against any mention of Morley.

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