wiener
noun
ˈwē-nē also ˈwi-nē
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Definition of wiener
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Wiener
biographical name
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Definition of Wiener (Entry 2 of 2)
Norbert 1894–1964 American mathematician
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No word on what happened to the remaining 569.75 or so wieners. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "How Joey Chestnut Dominates July 4, Tony Hawk's Other Major Talent and More," 6 July 2018 The collision took place amid the Phillie Phanatic’s hot-dog launch, in which the team’s longtime green and furry mascot uses what resembles a rocket launcher to propel wieners into the stands between innings. — Randy Maniloff, WSJ, "Flying Hot Dogs Make Bad Law," 26 June 2018 Sudo ate 37 hot dogs in 10 minutes in defending her crown, easily outpacing second-place finisher Michelle Lesco, who downed 28 wieners and buns. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Joey Chestnut Sets Record In Winning 11th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Crown," 4 July 2018 That didn't stop the Las Vegas eater from easily beating out second-place finisher Mischelle Lesco of Tuscon, Arizona, who chowed down 28 wieners and buns. — NBC News, "Joey Chestnut downs a record 74 hot dogs at Nathan's Famous July Fourth contest," 4 July 2018 Cold beer and hot barbecue and a Fourth of July ballpark wiener loaded with sauerkraut and mustard. — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "On this Fourth of July in sports, let's remember what makes America great," 4 July 2018 One woman handed out water to thirsty area residents, while a man dressed in a hot dog costume sold wieners out of a cart for $2 each. — Cain Buchmeier, Post-Tribune, "Patriotism on display at Hobart Independence Day parade," 4 July 2018 The four-year-old pet, named Trevor, went from wiener to whopper when a hole in its windpipe left air trapped under its skin in a rare condition. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "One crazy summer for Trump and Mueller," 1 June 2018 By the way, the wiener dog story, which Clay edited, was hilarious. — John D'anna, azcentral, "Arizona Republic's Clay Thompson delighted readers with daily Q&A, irreverent humor," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wiener.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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