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Whine
- noun - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- complain whiningly
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
- move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
- talk in a tearful manner
Whins
- noun - A rarely-used name for the plant more usually called 'gorse' or 'furze'
- any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
- small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
- very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
Whiny
- adjective - habitually complaining; "a whiny child"
Whips
- noun - (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
- strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
- subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whi
Whirl
- noun - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
- cause to spin; "spin a coin"
- confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Whirr
- noun - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
Whirs
- noun - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
- sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
Whish
- verb - make a sibilant sound
- move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"
Whisk
- noun - a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
- brush or wipe off lightly
- move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
- move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"