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whine

/ˈwaɪn/WYN
/ˈwaɪn/WYN

Meaningwhizzing, whining

Common meaning: to make a long high complaining sound

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhwinansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwhinensource
  3. Englishwhine‘to make a long high complaining sound’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hwinan ‘whizzing, whining’.

Roots

  • hwinan Old English “whizzing, whining”

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