whine
Significado (English)
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- A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
- A complaint or criticism.
Conceptos
Synonyms
skreak
say die
as a child
nit-pick
be discontented
be a crybaby
be easy to move tears
wrawl
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/waɪn/
Etimología (English)
In summary
From Middle English whynen, hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwīnan (“to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Old Norse hvína, whence Icelandic hvína, Norwegian Nynorsk kvina, Swedish vina, and Danish hvine. Despite the strong similarity in sound and meaning, not related with German weinen, Dutch wenen, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (for which see dialectal English ween (“to weep, lament”)).
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