wine

1 of 2

noun

ˈwīn 

often attributive

1

a

: the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage

b

: wine or a substitute used in Christian communion services

2

: the alcoholic usually fermented juice of a plant product (such as a fruit) used as a beverage

blackberry wine

3

: something that invigorates or intoxicates

4

: a dark red

wine

2 of 2

verb

wined; wining

intransitive verb

: to drink wine

transitive verb

: to give wine to

wined and dined his friends

Examples of wine in a Sentence

Noun

apple, blueberry, and other fruit wines

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Oenophiles can sip flights of small-batch wines at the Ojai Vineyard Tasting Room, and olive oil aficionados should sample the goods at Carolina Gramm Olive Oil Products, which also stocks oils from the nearby Ojai Olive Oil Company. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026

Guests sitting at two six-seat counters set in private rooms will have the option to pair the meal with Champagne, wine, sake or tea. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026

Verb

If you’re headed to wine country for a girls’ week, be careful about packing a corkscrew in your carry-on bag. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson was teary eyed about De Luca after wining Best Director for One Battle After Another. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English win, from Old English wīn; akin to Old High German wīn wine; both ultimately from Latin vinum wine, perhaps of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek oinos wine

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1829, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing wine

• barley wine
• blush wine
• dessert wine
• fortified wine
• house wine
• ice wine
• jug wine
• orange wine
• port-wine stain
• red wine
• Rhine wine
• sparkling wine
• spirit of wine
• spirits of wine
• straw wine
• table wine
• varietal wine
• white wine
• wine and dine
• wine bar
• wine cellar
• wine cooler
• wine list
• wine steward
• wine taster
• wine tasting
• wine vinegar
• wine waiter

Rhymes for wine

• brine
• cline
• dine
• fein
• fine
• gwine
• hine
• jain
• klein
• kline
• line
• mine

Kids Definition

wine

1 of 2 noun

ˈwīn 

1

: an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grape juice

2

: an alcoholic beverage made from the usually fermented juice of fruits (as peaches or berries) other than grapes

3

: a dark red color

wine

2 of 2 verb

wined; wining

1

: to drink wine

2

: to provide with wine

wined and dined my friends

Medical Definition

wine

noun

ˈwīn 

1

: fermented grape juice containing varying percentages of alcohol together with ethers and esters that give it bouquet and flavor

2

: a pharmaceutical preparation using wine as a vehicle