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Meaning of Whine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
waɪn

Definitions

  1. A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
  2. A complaint or criticism.

Equivalents

Examples

“The 18-year-old [Justin] Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times.”
“I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.”
“Eighner, in particular, is infamous for his "what publishers and editors did to poor me" whines.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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