Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian ("to whine"), from...
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to cry in a fretful way | to complain | a complaint (10 of 436 words, 3 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
to complain fretfully; "whine" (4 of 140 words, pronunciation)
[British, informal] : [intransitive] : complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way | an act of complaining persistently and peevishly: ... (21 of 88 words, 5 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
[British, New Zealand] A cry. | [British, New Zealand] A complaint. | [British, New Zealand] To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. | [British, New Zealand] To whine. (27 of 60 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
to complain, especially about something which does not seem important (10 of 48 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. (11 of 34 words)
to complain, especially in a way that annoys other people (10 of 33 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
to whine | to complain | a whine or complaint (8 of 17 words, 3 definitions)
to complain; whine. (3 of 13 words, pronunciation)
to complain annoyingly or continuously about something relatively unimportant (9 of 55 words, pronunciation)
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Origin: Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian ("to whine"), from Proto-Germanic *hwinisōnan ("to whine"), from Proto-Germanic *hwīnanan ("to whizz, rush, swoosh, whine, hiss"), from Proto-Indo-European... (25 of 37 etymology words)
Origin: from a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsen
First use: 12th century
Origin: Middle English *whingen, from Old English hwinsian; akin to Old High German winsōn to moan
Origin: late Old English hwinsian, of Germanic origin; related to German winseln; compare with "whine"
Origin: Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.
Origin: Old English hwinsian "whine", an imitation of the sound of a whining dog
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