whine

• vi.泣き言を言う；泣く；ガタガタ言う；むせび泣く
• vt. 不満を言う
• n. 不満を言う；泣き言を言う；泣き叫ぶ

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whine (v.)

Old English hwinan "to whiz, hiss, or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (compare Old Norse hvina "to whiz," German wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.

whine (n.)

1630s, from whine (v.).

1. They come to me to whine about their troubles.

彼らは私のところに来て彼らの悩みをしきりにぶつぶつ言っている。

2.There was a whine of hydraulics as the undercarriage locked into position.

油圧系がガチャガチャと音を立てて、着陸ラックがロック位置に入った。

3.She spoke with a whine .

彼女は文句を言った。dd>

4.The whine of the motors jangled her nerves.

モーターの騒音に彼女の神経は耐えられなかった。

5.Now and again the hunter can hear a long-draw dolorous whine of some unseen coyote.

ハンターは時々、見えない小林オオカミの長い悲鳴を聞くことができる。