wine vs whine

Definitions

verb

1. drink wine
2. treat to wine

noun

1. fermented juice (of grapes especially)
2. a red as dark as red wine

Examples

Wine lovers in the U.S. are increasingly describing their favorite vintage as molto buono, instead of très bon.

For winemakers in the Rhone, 2002 was a disastrous year, with violent storms and huge rainfall during the harvest.

A table at the bottom compared the calorie content of 100 ml of beer with the same amount of gin, rum, whisky, cognac and wine.

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Definitions

verb

1. talk in a tearful manner
2. move with a whining sound
3. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
4. complain whiningly

noun

1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Examples

Chook! she was crying, and the dogs whined and yelped in eagerness of desire and effort to overtake Big

By her own instruction she moaned and whined a lot.

A great many people are spoiled, lazy whiners.

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