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whine - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" |
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squeak,
screech,
creak,
screak,
skreak |
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make noise,
noise,
resound emit a noise
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| 2. |
whine - complain whiningly |
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grizzle,
yammer,
yawp |
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kvetch,
plain,
quetch,
complain,
sound off,
kick make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
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| 3. |
whine - move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us" |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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