Whine vs Protest - What's the difference?
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a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
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a complaint or criticism
To utter a high-pitched cry.
To make a sound resembling such a cry.
To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
To move with a whining sound.
To utter with the sound of a whine.
(label) To make a strong objection.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
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(label) To affirm (something).
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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:I will protest your cowardice.
*1919 , , (The Moon and Sixpence) ,
*:She flashed a smile at me, and, protesting an engagement with her dentist, jauntily walked on.
To object to.
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To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme.
to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration.
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As nouns the difference between whine and protest
is that whine is a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound while protest is a formal objection, especially one by a group.As verbs the difference between whine and protest
is that whine is to utter a high-pitched cry while protest is (label) to make a strong objection.whine
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The 18-year-old Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times. }}
Verb
(whin)- The jet engines whined at take off.
- The jet whined into the air.
- The child whined all his complaints.
- Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.
Synonyms
* See alsoprotest
English
(wikipedia protest)Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.}}
