Whine word meaning and definition

[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"

\Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[=i]nan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[=i]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. The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. --Sir P. Sidney. Dost thou come here to whine? --Shak.
\Whine\, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
\Whine\, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.

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