ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Whining

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Whining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of whine.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of whine.

More Meanings

  1. gerund of whine

Example Sentences

Stop your whining!
the whinings of a lonesome dog

Word Forms

Synonyms for whining

Depending on context, synonyms include fretful, noisy, querulous, whiny, whiney.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include complaining, complaintive, fretful, noisy, querulous, blubbering.

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