Whined

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whine \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[imac]nan to make a whistling,
     whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[imac]na, Sw. hvina, Dan.
     hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n,
     hweij[=o]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. {Whinny}, v. i.]
     To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a


     childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress,
     or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain
     or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining
     plovers." --Spenser.
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           The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
           whining accent, craving liberty.         --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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           Dost thou come here to whine?            --Shak.
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