whine
/ˈwaɪn/
verbnoun
Familiar
1.v.move with a whining sound
“The bullets were whining past us”
2.v.talk in a tearful manner
3.v.make a high-pitched, screeching noise
“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
Loading page
whine and wine are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. whine means “move with a whining sound”. wine means “fermented juice (of grapes especially)”. wine is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈwaɪn/
1.v.move with a whining sound
“The bullets were whining past us”
2.v.talk in a tearful manner
3.v.make a high-pitched, screeching noise
“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
/ˈwaɪn/
| whine | wine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪn/ | /ˈwaɪn/ |
| Said | wahyn | wahyn |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 5 | 4 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | vino |
Full entry for whine · Full entry for wine · More comparisons
1.n.fermented juice (of grapes especially)
2.n.a red as dark as red wine
3.v.drink wine