WHINE

whine. Whine, v.i. to moan meanly; n. a mean complain

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Whine (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.] [[OE. whinen, AS. hwīnan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hvīna, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wihōn, hweijōn; 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.