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whining |
2 definitions found 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]: whining adj 1: long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying 2: habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {querulous}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]
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