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frine

frine verb: to grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.

Verb

frine (third-person singular simple present frines, present participle frining, simple past and past participle frined)

  1. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.

Forms of frine

third-person singular presentfrines
present participlefrining
past participlefrined
pastfrined

Origin of frine

Of North Germanic origin, akin to Swedish dialectal fryna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face”), Norwegian frøyna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face”). Perhaps related to frown.

Questions about frine

What does frine mean?
Frine means to grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.
What part of speech is frine?
Frine is a verb.
What is the past tense of frine?
The past tense of frine is frined.

Words near frine in the dictionary

  1. FRIN
  2. frind
  3. frindle
  4. frindles
  5. frinds
  6. frine
  7. frined
  8. frines
  9. fringe
  10. fringe benefit
  11. fringe benefits

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