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Allege vs Whine - What's the difference?

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Allege is a related term of whine.


As verbs the difference between allege and whine

is that allege is while whine is to utter a high-pitched cry.

As a noun whine is

a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

allege

English

Alternative forms

* alledg (obsolete) * alledge (obsolete) * allegge (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) alegier, from (etyl) .

Verb

(alleg)
  • (obsolete) To lighten, diminish.
  • *, Bk.V:
  • *:and suffir never your soveraynté to be alledged with your subjects, nother the soveraygne of your persone and londys.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.ii:
    • Hart that is inly hurt, is greatly eased / With hope of thing, that may allegge his smart.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) aleggen, from (etyl) aleger, the form from (etyl) esligier, from .

    Verb

    (alleg)
  • (obsolete) To state under oath, to plead.
  • (archaic) To cite or quote an author or his work for'' or ''against .
  • To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
  • *, I.39:
    • I will further alleage a storieto make us palpably feele his naturall condition.
  • To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
    • Related terms
    * allegation * privilege

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    whine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
  • * {{quote-news
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  • a complaint or criticism

    • Verb

    (whin)
  • To utter a high-pitched cry.
  • To make a sound resembling such a cry.
    • The jet engines whined at take off.
  • To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
  • To move with a whining sound.
    • The jet whined into the air.
  • To utter with the sound of a whine.
    • The child whined all his complaints.
    Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

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