Associations to the word «Whining»

Wiktionary

WHINE, noun. A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
WHINE, noun. A complaint or criticism
WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
WHINE, verb. (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
WHINE, verb. (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.

Dictionary definition

WHINE, noun. A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.
WHINE, verb. Move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us".
WHINE, verb. Talk in a tearful manner.
WHINE, verb. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise".
WHINE, verb. Complain whiningly.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King