whine

/waɪn/

意味: 泣き言、うなり声

例文: Kai ignored ALX’s mechanical whine.
　　  カイがALXの機械音を無視した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: whine about(について不平を言う), constant whine(絶え間ない不平), high-pitched whine(高音の不平)

定義: 不平を言うことや、泣き言を言うことを指します。特に、子供が何かを欲しがるときや、不満を持っているときに使われます。音が高く、しつこい感じがすることが多いです。

whineは約500,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
Verb: move with a whining sound
Verb: talk in a tearful manner
Verb: make a high-pitched, screeching noise
Verb: complain whiningly

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

Children often whine when they don’t get their way.(子供たちは思い通りにならないとよく愚痴を言う。)
The dog began to whine softly by the door.(犬がドアのそばで静かに鳴き始めた。)
Please don’t whine about the small problems today.(今日は小さな問題で愚痴を言わないでください。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: The bullets were whining past us
Verb: The door creaked when I opened it slowly
Verb: My car engine makes a whining noise

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): creak, grizzle, screak, screech, skreak, snivel, squeak, whimper, whine, yammer, yawp

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): complain, complaint, make noise, talk, travel

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accompany, advance, angle, ascend, automobile, babble, back, backbite, backfire, bang, bark, bay, beetle, begin, betake oneself, billow, blast, bleat, blubber, blurt out, bounce, breeze, bumble, cackle, caravan, career, carry, chatter, circle, circuit, circulate, clatter, come, crawl, cruise, crunch, deliver, deplore, derail, descend, do, drag, draw, drive, drone, drown out, ease, enthuse, fall, ferry, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, generalize, get around, ghost, glide, go around, grievance, gripe, grouch, grumble, gulp, hiss, honk, hum, hurtle, island hop, jeremiad, jingle, kvetch, lance, lip off, lurch, mumble, murmur, nag, open up, outflank, pace, pan, pass, pass over, peep, pet peeve, play, plow, prance, precede, precess, proceed, propagate, protest, pursue, push, racket, raft, rail, rant, rasp, read, repair, repine, report, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, ring out, rise, roar, roll, round, run, rush, scramble, scream, seek, shout, shuttle, sift, sing, sizzle, ski, slice into, slither, slur, snap, snivel, snowshoe, sough, speak in tongues, speak up, speed, steamer, step, stray, stridulate, swallow, swap, swash, swim, swing, talk of, taxi, tone, trail, tram, transfer, travel, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, troll, trundle, turn, verbalize, vocalize, walk, weave, wend, wheel, whiff, whimper, whine, whish, whisk, whisper, whistle, withdraw, yack, zigzag, zoom

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: creak, creaking, screech, screeching, snivel, sniveller, squeak, squeaker, whimper, whine, whiner, whiney, whiny

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: disgust, negative, sadness