whiner
Plural: whiners
Noun
- One who complains in a long, high-pitched, mournful tone.
- a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
- One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer.
Examples
- I never realized that he was such a whiner, but he complained steadily about various minor discomforts for the entire road trip.
- No one likes a whiner in Words With Friends, especially after a lost game.
Origin / Etymology
From whine + -er.
Synonyms
bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whinger
Scrabble Score: 12
whiner: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwhiner: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whiner: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
whiner: valid Words With Friends Word