whining

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whining [uai-nin]
sustantivo
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whining [ˈwaɪnɪŋ]
adjective
1 (complaining) [+voice] quejumbroso; [+person] quejica; (informal)
"please, Mummy," he said in a whining voice he'd had enough of French verbs and whining children
2
a whining sound (made by engine, machine) un sonido chirriante
"feedback" is the whining sound that is heard when a microphone is placed too close to an amplifier there was a loud whining sound coming from the engine
noun
1 (complaining) quejidos; (m) gimoteo; (m)
incessant whining, arguing and bad behaviour is bound to drive any parent to distraction His whining was littered with four-letter words
2 (sound) [of engine, machine] chirrido; (m) [of siren] silbido; (m) [of dog] gemido(s); (m) (p) (louder) gañido(s); (m) (p)
the whining of an engine Just audible was the whining of a dog in the basement

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