whine

Winseln, Heulen

Ein langer, hoher Laut, oft von einem unglücklichen Menschen oder Tier.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, high sound, often made by someone or an animal that is unhappy.

• The puppy gave a little whine.
• We heard the high whine of a motor.
• Her voice rose to a tired whine.

Synonyme: whimper

Häufige Wendungen: high whine, low whine, whine of something

Gejammer, Nörgelei

Eine Klage, die kindisch klingt oder übermäßiges Selbstmitleid ausdrückt.

In einfachem Englisch: A complaint that sounds childish or shows too much pity for yourself.

• I had a whine about work.
• Nobody wanted to hear another whine about his salary.
• Her complaints sounded like the whines of a spoiled child.

So benutzt man es: a whine about something (His latest whine about the food bored everyone.)

Synonyme: complaint, moan

Häufige Wendungen: have a whine, whine about something, constant whine

jammern, quengeln

Sich auf eine nervige, kindische Weise beschweren.

In einfachem Englisch: To complain in an annoying, childish way.

• Please stop whining.
• He whined about the long wait.
• Do you always whine when things go wrong?

So benutzt man es: whine about something (He whines about having too much homework.); whine that… (She whined that nobody listened to her.)

Synonyme: complain, moan, grumble

Häufige Wendungen: whine about something, whine to someone

winseln, heulen

Einen langgezogenen, hohen Ton erzeugen, ähnlich dem Klagen eines Tieres.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a long, high sound like an unhappy animal’s cry.

• The dog whined at the door.
• The engine was whining under the strain.
• A mosquito whines beside my ear every night.

Synonyme: whimper, howl

Häufige Wendungen: whine softly, whine loudly, whine at something

heulend vorbeifliegen

Sich mit einem langgezogenen, hohen Geräusch bewegen oder vorbeifliegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move while making a long, high sound.

• A jet whined overhead.
• Bullets whined through the trees.
• The little aircraft whined away into the clouds.

So benutzt man es: whine past/through/into somewhere (A bullet whined past the window.)

Häufige Wendungen: whine past someone, whine through something, whine overhead