whine

gemido, zumbido agudo

Sonido largo y agudo, a menudo producido por una persona o un animal que sufre.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: whimper

Expresiones frecuentes: high whine, low whine, whine of something

queja, lloriqueo

Queja que suena infantil o expresa demasiada lástima por uno mismo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a whine about something (His latest whine about the food bored everyone.)

Sinónimos: complaint, moan

Expresiones frecuentes: have a whine, whine about something, constant whine

lloriquear, quejarse

Quejarse de forma molesta e infantil.

En inglés sencillo: To complain in an annoying, childish way.

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

Cómo se usa: whine about something (He whines about having too much homework.); whine that… (She whined that nobody listened to her.)

Sinónimos: complain, moan, grumble

Expresiones frecuentes: whine about something, whine to someone

gemir, zumbar

Emitir un sonido largo y agudo, parecido al lamento de un animal.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: whimper, howl

Expresiones frecuentes: whine softly, whine loudly, whine at something

pasar silbando

Moverse o pasar produciendo un sonido largo y agudo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: whine past/through/into somewhere (A bullet whined past the window.)

Expresiones frecuentes: whine past someone, whine through something, whine overhead