| 1. | to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger. |
| 2. | to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems. |
| 3. | to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints. |
| 4. | a whining utterance, sound, or tone. |
| 5. | a feeble, peevish complaint. |