Whiny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwaɪni/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whiny is an adjective meaning Whining; tending to whine or complain.
Meaning
Whining; tending to whine or complain.
More Meanings
- Having a nasally or high-pitched voice.
Example Sentences
She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.
Mrs. Strakosh is played with a whinier accent than Mrs. Brice.
It takes nerve for a singer to dig out a whiny teenage lament from the early days of rock 'n' roll and transform it into a sexy, slow-burning torch song for adults.
But everyone else seems to have phoned in the film, including Mr. Grodin at his whiniest and Arthur Hiller, the veteran director of films as funny as The In-Laws and as unspeakable as Love Story.
Word Forms
- whinier
- whiniest
- whiney
Synonyms for whiny
Depending on context, synonyms include fretful, querulous, whining, complaintive, whiney.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include complaintive, complaining, querulous, fretful, whingy, waily.
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