whine

Plural: whines

Noun

• a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
• A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
• A complaint or criticism.

Verb

Verb Forms: whined, whining, whines

• To make a long, high-pitched, mournful sound or complaint.
• move with a whining sound
• talk in a tearful manner
• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
• complain whiningly
• To utter a high-pitched cry.
• To make a sound resembling such a cry.
• To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.
• To move with a whining sound.
• To utter with the sound of a whine.

Examples

• He tried not to whine when his opponent blocked his best play.
• I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.
• Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.
• The child whined all his complaints.
• The jet engines whined at take off.
• The jet whined into the air.
• The wind whined and moaned through the trees.

Synonyms

creak, grizzle, screak, screech, skreak, snivel, squeak, whimper, yammer, yawp

Anagrams of whine