whine
Function: noun
1 a : a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain b : a sound resembling such a cry
2 : a complaint uttered with or as if with a whine
whine
Pronunciation: ‘hwIn, ‘wIn
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): whined; whin·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwInan to whiz; akin to Old Norse hvIna to whiz
intransitive verb
1 a : to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry b : to make a sound similar to such a cry
whined in the chimney>
2 : to complain with or as if with a whine whining about the weather>
3 : to move or proceed with the sound of a whine whined…across the ice — Berton Roueché>
transitive verb : to utter or express with or as if with a whine
– whin·er noun