whine

(hwīn, wīn)

v., whined, whin·ing, whines.

v.intr.

1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
2. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.
3. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.

v.tr.
To utter with a whine.

n.

1. The act of whining.
2. A whining sound.
3. A complaint uttered in a plaintive tone.

[Middle English whinen, from Old English hwīnan, to make a whizzing sound.]

whiner whin'er n.
whiningly whin'ing·ly adv.
whiny whin'y or whin'ey adj.

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verb

1. To cry with soft, intermittent, often plaintive sounds: pule, whimper. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment: complain, grouch, grump. Informal crab, gripe, grouse, kick. Slang beef, bellyache, bitch. See feelings, happy/unhappy.

n

Definition: complaint, cry
Antonyms: happiness, pleasure

For a list of words related to whiny, see:

• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klagen, flæben, jamren, klynken, piben
v. intr. - klage sig
v. tr. - klage, flæbe, jamre, klynke

Nederlands (Dutch)
jengelen, janken, gieren

Français (French)
n. - geignement, plainte, sifflement
v. intr. - se plaindre, geindre, pleurnicher, gémir (chien)
v. tr. - geindre

Deutsch (German)
v. - greinen, quengeln, heulen, jaulen, jammern
n. - Gejammer, Heulen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κλαψουρίζω
n. - κλαψούρισμα, ουρλιαχτό, τσίριγμα

Italiano (Italian)
piagnucolare, guaire, lamentarsi, guaito, lamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lamentar-se, ganir
n. - lamento (m), ganido de cão (m)

Русский (Russian)
скулить, хныкать, жалобный вой, хныканье

Español (Spanish)
n. - quejido, gemido, aullido, gañido
v. intr. - lloriquear, gañir, zumbar, gemir
v. tr. - expresar gimoteando, decir en voz lastimosa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kvida, vina
n. - kvidande, vinande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抱怨, 哀鸣, 牢骚, 报怨声, 发牢骚, 哭诉, 哀诉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 抱怨, 哀鳴, 牢騷
v. intr. - 報怨聲, 發牢騷, 哭訴
v. tr. - 哀訴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보채는 소리, 우는 소리, 넋두리
v. intr. - 애처로운 소리로 울다, 우는 소리를 하다, 투덜대다
v. tr. - 애처로운 소리로 울다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 哀れな声を出す, すすり泣く, クンクン鳴く, 泣き言を言う
n. - 哀れっぽい声, クンクン鳴く声, 泣き言

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعوي, يتجنب, يئن, يطن, يعبر بالانتحاب عن (الاسم) انتحاب, عواء, أنين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תלונה מיבבת, יללה‬
v. intr. - ‮יבב, יילל, התלונן ביבבה‬
v. tr. - ‮אמר ביבבה‬

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