Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Whine (whining)
whimper (-ed, -ing, -s)whip (-'s)
whine (whining), v. [OE hwinan.] (webplay: came).
Whimper; cry plaintively; complain in a high voice; express discomfort by a shrill cry; [fig.] pine; yearn.
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