Meaning

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound..

Definitions by Sense

1. A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
2. A peevish or self-pitying complaint or criticism.
3. (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
4. (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
5. (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine, i.e. in a peevish or self-pitying way.
6. (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
7. (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.

Example Sentences

The 18-year-old [Justin] Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times.

I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.

Eighner, in particular, is infamous for his "what publishers and editors did to poor me" whines.

The jet engines whined at take off.

Feel awfully about Scott... I always knew he couldn't think—he never could—but he had a marvelous talent and the thing is to use it—not whine in public.

[S]he was one of your ſoft ſpoken, canting, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jeſuitical art, could wreſt evil out of the moſt inoffenſive thought, word, look or action; […]

The jet whined into the air.

The wind whined and moaned through the trees.

Word Forms

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When Should You Use Whine?

Use whine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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