Whine
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely.
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
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Whine Quotations
I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.
James Whistler
My vocal style I haven't tried to copy from anyone. It just developed until it became the girlish whine it is today.
Robert Plant
If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.
Anthony J. D'Angelo
Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.
Anthony J. D'Angelo
I was interested in being in Fight Club, but I wanted Edward's part, but since they're not going to hand a girl those parts you have to manifest destiny and not complain, bitch or whine.
Courtney Love
Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it.
Pierce Brosnan
My personal philosophy would be don't whine, don't let opportunities pass you by, be willing to work hard, and remember that you don't know as much as you think you do, ever.
James Marsters
Don't whine - laugh.
Roy Castle
You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
Yeardley Smith
Whine Translations
whine in French is vagir
whine in German is wimmern, winseln
whine in Italian is mugolare
whine in Latin is queritor
whine in Spanish is gimotear
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