4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whine  \Whine\,  v.  t. 
  To  utter  or  express  plaintively,  or  in  a  mean  unmanly  way 
  as  to  whine  out  an  excuse. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whine  \Whine\,  n. 
  A  plaintive  tone;  the  nasal,  childish  tone  of  mean  complaint; 
  mean  or  affected  complaint. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whine  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whine 
  n  :  a  complaint  uttered  in  a  plaintive  whining  way  [syn:  {whimper}] 
  v  1:  move  with  a  whining  sound;  "The  bullets  were  whining  past 
  us" 
  2:  talk  in  a  tearful  manner  [syn:  {snivel}] 
  3:  complain  whiningly  [syn:  {grizzle},  {yammer},  {yawp}] 

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