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WHINE

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whine I. substantiv

scâncet; jeluit, tânguire.

whine II. verb A. intranzitiv

a scânci; a se jelui, a se văita.

whine II. verb B. tranzitiv

a rosti (pe un ton tânguitor).

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

He was whining softly, and, as Buck whined, they touched noses.

(The Call of the Wild, de Jack London)

Dogs asleep in the sun often whined and barked, but they were unable to tell what they saw that made them whine and bark.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Whining with eagerness, he followed back from the river bank and in among the trees.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

After a long time we come to the dogs. They lie helpless in the snow, their harness of blanket and canvas on them, the sled behind them, and as we pass them they whine to us and cry like babies that are hungry.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

Buck whined with suppressed eagerness.

(The Call of the Wild, de Jack London)

It was a stiff pull, but their weariness fell from them as they crouched low to the snow, whining with eagerness and gladness as they struggled upward to the last ounce of effort in their bodies.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

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