Wine or wine means an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes, or from other fruits--
They ordered a glass of wine with dinner.
He stopped at the liquor store for a bottle of wine.
Whine or whine ( rhymes with wine ) means to complain in a pathetic and annoying way--
When the children whine, their mother refuses to give them what they whine for.
Did you hear the dog whine? We forgot to feed him.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Do you think the waiter will bring me another glass of wine if I whine loud enough?"
Note--"wined" means tried to ply with liquor or attention--
He always wined and dined potential clients. It was good for business.
"Whined" is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "whine"--
The children whined, but she wouldn't give in. She didn't want to encourage whining.
Not to be confused with "wind" ( rhymes with wined ), meaning to turn a knob or key to set a mechanical device in motion--
When I was a young woman, I had to remember to wind my alarm clock and wristwatch each day.
Not to be confused with "wind", ( rhymes with sinned ), meaning the movement of the air, or a breeze--
There is not enough wind to fly our kite.
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