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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgémissement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒe.mi.zmɑ̃
"Son gémissement était insupportable pendant le voyage."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being whiny; a tendency to complain or express dissatisfaction in a high-pitched manner.
"The child's whininess made it difficult for the parents to enjoy their dinner." - 2
An excessive or annoying level of complaining or whining.
"Her constant whininess during the trip tested everyone's patience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'whininess' is derived from the adjective 'whiny', which itself comes from the verb 'whine', originating in Middle English as 'whinen', meaning to make a high-pitched, complaining sound. The suffix '-ness' is added to form a noun indicating a state or quality, a common morphological process in English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whininess" is said worldwide
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gémissement
Transliteration: ʒe.mi.zmɑ̃
"Son gémissement était insupportable pendant le voyage."
Weinerlichkeit
Transliteration: vaɪ.nɐ.lɪç.kait
"Seine Weinerlichkeit machte die Situation unangenehm."
lamento
Transliteration: laˈmen.to
"Il suo lamento era fastidioso durante il viaggio."
quejido
Transliteration: keˈxi.ðo
"Su quejido era molesto durante la cena."
lamentação
Transliteration: la.mẽ.taˈsɐ̃w
"A lamentação dela era insuportável durante a viagem."
रोना
Transliteration: ronā
"उसका रोना यात्रा के दौरान बहुत परेशान करने वाला था।"
抱怨
Transliteration: bào yuàn
"他的抱怨在旅行中让人难以忍受。"
불평
Transliteration: bulpyeong
"그의 불평은 여행 중에 참기 힘들었다."
泣き言
Transliteration: nakigoto
"彼の泣き言は旅行中に耐え難かった。"
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