whine

BrE /waɪn/ AmE /waɪn/

verb en → es

past whined pp whined ing whining

1 COMPLAIN [intransitive] B1

to complain in a weak, annoying way about something that you cannot change or control

quejarse, quejar(se) (de)

  • whine about somebody/something

Collocations whine about the weather · whine about a problem

  • He whines about everything.

    Él se queja de todo.

2 MAKE NOISE [intransitive] B1

to make a high-pitched, unpleasant noise

hacer un ruido agudo y molesto

  • whine

Collocations the door whines on its hinges · a car engine whining

  • The old door was beginning to whine.

    La puerta vieja empezaba a hacer un ruido agudo.