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Gene93 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Moan vs whine
Is there any difference in meaning between: "He was moaning/whining about the cold weather"? I think that "whine" is usually high pitched, but I can't think of anything else. Most dictionary definitions are more or less the same, so I assume they are not that different.
Thank you.
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Gene93 I think that "whine" is usually high pitched Yes, and faster, and there's more of it. I hear "whine" much more often than "moan" when the intended meaning is "complain". CJ
- Gene93 I think that "whine" is usually high pitched Yes, and faster, and there's more of it.
- I hear "whine" much more often than "moan" when the intended meaning is "complain".
- CJ
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Gene93I think that "whine" is usually high pitched
Yes, and faster, and there's more of it.
I hear "whine" much more often than "moan" when the intended meaning is "complain".
CJ
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