When you whine, you complain in a pitiful, annoying way. Your younger sister will whine if your piece of cake is bigger than hers.
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to mean 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.
Noun
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
Verb
complain whiningly
Verb
talk in a tearful manner
Verb
move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
v. i.
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.
v. t.
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly
way; as, to whine out an excuse.
n.
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean
complaint; mean or affected complaint.
Whine
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty.
Dost thou come here to whine?
Whine
Whine
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to mean 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.
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
Usage Examples
Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar.
Of course it's true: the public want to see young people - young people are the people who go to the cinema. It's a sad fact of life, but you've got to accept it and not whine about it.
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Other Usage ExamplesIf you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.
Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.
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