whine

whine
    n 1: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn:
         {whimper}, {whine}]
    v 1: move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past
         us"
    2: talk in a tearful manner [syn: {snivel}, {whine}]
    3: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when
       I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
       [syn: {whine}, {squeak}, {screech}, {creak}, {screak},
       {skreak}]
    4: complain whiningly [syn: {whine}, {grizzle}, {yammer},
       {yawp}]
    

Whine \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[imac]nan to make a whistling,
   whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[imac]na, Sw. hvina, Dan.
   hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n,
   hweij[=o]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. {Whinny}, 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. "Whining
   plovers." --Spenser.
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         The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
         whining accent, craving liberty.         --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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         Dost thou come here to whine?            --Shak.
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Whine \Whine\, v. t.
   To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
   as, to whine out an excuse.
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Whine \Whine\, n.
   A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;
   mean or affected complaint.
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105 Moby Thesaurus words for "whine":
      bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber,
      boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp,
      coo, creak, crow, cry, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute,
      fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hiss,
      howl, jeremiad, keen, kick, lament, lilt, low, meow, mew, mewl,
      miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry,
      pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, repine, roar, rumble, screak,
      scream, screech, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl,
      skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak,
      squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation,
      wail, wail of woe, warble, whicker, whimper, whinny, whisper,
      whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl