whine

Nouns

  • (n) a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way whimper,

Verbs

  • (v) move with a whining sound
    • The bullets were whining past us
  • (v) talk in a tearful manner snivel,
  • (v) make a high-pitched, screeching noise
    • The door creaked when I opened it slowly
    • My car engine makes a whining noise
    creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak,
  • (v) complain whiningly grizzle, yammer, yawp,

Synonyms

whimper snivel creak screak screech skreak squeak grizzle yammer yawp

Words of close approximity

whiny
Whig whim whin whip whir whit whiz
whiff while whiny whirl whirr whish whisk whist white whizz
whiner whiney