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whiner

/ˈwaɪnə/WIGH-nur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈwaɪnɚ/WIGH-nur

Meaningone who whines

Common meaning: a person who complains

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Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhwinansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwhinensource
  3. Englishwhine‘to make a long high complaining sound’
  4. Englishformed in English from whinewhiner‘a person who complains’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from whine + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), WHINE, p.706 · scan

Source words

  • hwinan Old English · source word “whizzing, whining”

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