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“Whined” or “Wind” or “Wined” or “Wynd”

whined / wind / wined / wynd are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

whined

  • verbmove with a whining sound.
  • verbmake a high-pitched, screeching noise.
  • verbcomplain whiningly.

wind w·AY·n·d

  • nounair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
  • nouna tendency or force that influences events.
  • nounbreath.
  • nounempty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
  • nounthe act of winding or twisting.
  • verbextend in curves and turns.
  • verbarrange or or coil around.
  • verbcoil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem.

wined w·AY·n·d

  • verbdrink wine.
  • verbtreat to wine.

wynd

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“whined”

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“wind”

  • Stateline Wind Farm
  • Balaban, one of the ancient wind instruments, is played in all…
  • …their tentacles (tropotaxis) and the wind (anemotaxis).
  • Despite unfavourable wind conditions, they started on October…
  • The Germanification did not catch wind, however, before the end of…
  • …Lionel Hampton Big Band (West Wind 2404; Germany) recorded 1983 –
  • …mugham played in balaban, national wind instrument was included on the…
  • Floating wind turbine
  • …turbines automatically shut down at wind speeds excess of 56 mph,…
  • …which direct them into the wind and adjust the pitch of…

“wined”

  • …a carnival fool, Walter is wined and dined to excess.

“wynd”

  • …a long-vanished close named Marlins Wynd.
  • …UOTC is based at Park Wynd in Dundee.
  • …under the marketing title "Gamekeepers Wynd".

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