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whining |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb whine Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb whine Entailment of verb whine Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb whine 3 senses of whine Sense 1 whine => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 snivel, whine => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize Sense 3 whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp => complain, kick, plain, sound off quetch, kvetch Familiarity of verb whine whine used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb whine Sense 2 snivel, whine => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize Sense 3 whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp => complain, kick, plain, sound off quetch, kvetch -------------- Sense 1 whine => travel, go move locomote -------------- Overview of verb whine The verb whine has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) whine -- (move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us") 2. (1) snivel, whine -- (talk in a tearful manner) 3. whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp -- (complain whiningly) Overview of adj whining The adj whining has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (0) fretful, querulous, whiney, whining, whiny -- (habitually complaining; "a whining child") 2. (1) whining -- (long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying) Antonyms of adj whining 2 senses of whining Sense 1 fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(postnominal), whiny INDIRECT (VIA complaining) -> uncomplaining Sense 2 whining INDIRECT (VIA noisy) -> quiet Similarity of adj whining 2 senses of whining Sense 1 fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(postnominal), whiny => complaining(postnominal) (vs. uncomplaining), complaintive Sense 2 whining => noisy (vs. quiet) Attributes of adj whining Familiarity of adj whining whining used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj whining whining Overview of verb whine The verb whine has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) whine -- (move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us") 2. (1) snivel, whine -- (talk in a tearful manner) 3. whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp -- (complain whiningly) Overview of adj whining The adj whining has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (0) fretful, querulous, whiney, whining, whiny -- (habitually complaining; "a whining child") 2. (1) whining -- (long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying)
whining definition
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