whine
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
Types & categories
- complaint hypernym
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Sense 2 verb
move with a whining sound
The bullets were whining past us
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Sense 3 verb
talk in a tearful manner
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
The door creaked when I opened it slowly
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
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Sense 5 verb
complain whiningly
Types & categories
- plain hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whimper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grizzle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | snivel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | querulous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | complaint |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | snivel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | whimper |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | grizzle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | squeaker |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | creak |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | screech |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | squeak |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | whimper |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | snivel |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | plain |