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whiny
whine W0174600 (wīn, hwīn)v. whined, whin·ing, whines v.intr.1. To produce a sustained, high-pitched, plaintive sound, as in pain, fear, or complaint.2. To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion: fans who are always whining about the poor officiating.3. To produce a sustained noise of high pitch: jet engines whining.v.tr. To utter with a whine.n.1. The act of whining: the dog's whine for food.2. A whining sound: the whine of the dentist's drill.3. A complaint uttered in a sustained, high-pitched tone: decided to ignore the children's whines.
[Middle English whinen, from Old English hwīnan, to make a whizzing sound.]
whin′er n.whin′ing·ly adv.whin′y, whin′ey adj.whiny (ˈwaɪnɪ) adj, whinier or whiniest1. high-pitched and plaintive2. peevish; complainingwhin•y or whin•ey (ˈʰwaɪ ni, ˈwaɪ-)
adj. whin•i•er, whin•i•est. complaining; cranky. [1850–55] whin′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | whiny - habitually complaining; "a whiny child"querulous, whiney, fretfulcomplaining, complaintive - expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss" |
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