whine

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a complaint or criticism
a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things

Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

to utter a whine

The jet engines whined at take off.

to utter with complaining tone
{n} a mean complain
{v} to moan meanly
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely
move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
If something or someone whines, they make a long, high-pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background The engines whined. Whine is also a noun. the whine of air-raid sirens
complain whiningly move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us
{f} make a high squeaking noise; cry or complain in a high pitched or nasal voice; grumble and complain like a child
disapproval If you say that someone is whining, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant. They come to me to whine about their troubles. children who whine that they are bored `Why can't you tell me?' I whined
talk in a tearful manner
complain whiningly
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse
whine up
"Whine Up" is a song by Dominican-American pop/R&B singer Kat DeLuna, released as her debut single from her album 9 Lives (released on August 7, 2007)
whiner
One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer

I never realized that Felicia was such a whiner, but she complained steadily about various minor discomforts for the entire road trip.

whiny
Of or pertaining to whining; tending to whine or complain

Jim is very whiny; he keeps complaining about trivial things.

wine-whine merger
A merger in which ʍ (the sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes w (the sound heard at the beginning of the word wine); in accents where this merger occurs, whine and wine are homophones
wine-whine mergers
plural form of wine-whine merger
To whine
whinge
whined
past of whine
whiner
{i} someone or something that whines; whimperer, complainer
whiner
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
whiner
One who, or that which, whines
whiners
plural of whiner
whines
plural of whine
whiney
habitually complaining; "a whining child"
whiney
{s} continually whining, complaining regularly
whiney
Another spelling of whiny
whining
present participle of whine
whining
long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying
whining
habitually complaining; "a whining child"
whining
gerund of whine
whiningly
in a complaining manner; with whining
whiningly
In a whining manner; in a tone of mean complaint
whiny
habitually complaining; "a whining child"
whiny
{s} continually whining, complaining
whine
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