Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to whine
Participle: whined
Gerund: whining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | whine |
| you | whine |
| he;she;it | whines |
| we | whine |
| you | whine |
| they | whine |
Perfect
| I | have whined |
| you | have whined |
| he;she;it | has whined |
| we | have whined |
| you | have whined |
| they | have whined |
Past
| I | whined |
| you | whined |
| he;she;it | whined |
| we | whined |
| you | whined |
| they | whined |
Pluperfect
| I | had whined |
| you | had whined |
| he;she;it | had whined |
| we | had whined |
| you | had whined |
| they | had whined |
Future
| I | will whine |
| you | will whine |
| he;she;it | will whine |
| we | will whine |
| you | will whine |
| they | will whine |
Future Perfect
| I | will have whined |
| you | will have whined |
| he;she;it | will have whined |
| we | will have whined |
| you | will have whined |
| they | will have whined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | whine |
| you | whine |
| he;she;it | whine |
| we | whine |
| you | whine |
| they | whine |
Perfect
| I | have whined |
| you | have whined |
| he;she;it | have whined |
| we | have whined |
| you | have whined |
| they | have whined |
Imperfect
| I | whined |
| you | whined |
| he;she;it | whined |
| we | whined |
| you | whined |
| they | whined |
Pluperfect
| I | had whined |
| you | had whined |
| he;she;it | had whined |
| we | had whined |
| you | had whined |
| they | had whined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would whine |
| you | would whine |
| he;she;it | would whine |
| we | would whine |
| you | would whine |
| they | would whine |
Perfect
| I | would have whined |
| you | would have whined |
| he;she;it | would have whined |
| we | would have whined |
| you | would have whined |
| they | would have whined |
Imperative
| you | whine |
| we | Let's whine |
| you | whine |
Verbs conjugated like 'whine'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'whine'
chine,
shine,
while,
whing,
whinge,
white,
wine,
aline,
brine,
chide,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- complain
- bleat, grotch, kvetch, moan, complain, whinge
- to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things
- complain
- cry
- complain, moan, grumble, snivel, whimper, mewl
- sing
- pipe, hum, whistle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
hwinan "to whiz or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also
hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (cf. O.N.
hvina "to whiz," Ger.
wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1530. The noun is from 1633. The northern form of O.E.
hwinsian survives in dial.
whinge "to complain peevishly."
2. From Middle English whynen, hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwīnan (“to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Old Norse hvína, whence Icelandic hvína, Norwegian Nynorsk kvina, Swedish vina, and Danish hvine. Despite the strong similarity in sound and meaning, not related with German weinen, Dutch wenen, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (for which see dialectal English ween (“to weep, lament”)). See: Middle English '
whynen', Proto-Germanic '
*hwīnaną', Icelandic '
hvína', Norwegian, nynorsk '
kvina', Swedish '
vina', Danish '
hvine'.
Verbs referencing "whine"
Swedish
vina, Norwegian, nynorsk
kvine, Danish
hvine.
Sample Sentences
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What? In a world where everyone shouts and complains and whines and screws up and tries to cover up.
(The Devil Wears Prada 2)