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whine

(/hw//aI/n )

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way(noun.communication)

Synonym:
whimper

source: wordnet30
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.(noun)

source: webster1913

move with a whining sound(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
talk in a tearful manner(verb.communication)

Synonym:
snivel

source: wordnet30
make a high-pitched, screeching noise(verb.perception)

Synonym:
creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak

source: wordnet30
complain whiningly(verb.communication)

Synonym:
grizzle, yammer, yawp

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.(verb)

source: webster1913

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