Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whining

/wˈaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: whin-ing
IPA: /wˈaɪnɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of whine

noun

gerund of whine

Example Sentences

"Stop your whining!"
"the whinings of a lonesome dog"

Inflected Forms

whinings (plural)

Phrases

whining Willy

Frequently Paired Words

whining Willy

Homonyms

wining

Rhymes With

mining signing dining shining defining combining designing lining declining refining assigning resigning

Questions

How do you pronounce whining?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪnɪŋ/.
What does whining mean?: present participle and gerund of whine

How to pronounce whining

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