whine

Meanings

Noun

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
A complaint or criticism.

Verb

move with a whining sound
talk in a tearful manner
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
complain whiningly
To utter a high-pitched cry.
To make a sound resembling such a cry.
To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.
To move with a whining sound.
To utter with the sound of a whine.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English whynen, hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwīnan (“to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Old Norse hvína, whence Icelandic hvína, Norwegian Nynorsk kvina, Swedish vina, and Danish hvine. Despite the strong similarity in sound and meaning, not related with German weinen, Dutch wenen, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (for which see dialectal English ween (“to weep, lament”)).

Synonyms

creak, grizzle, screak, screech, skreak, snivel, squeak, whimper, yammer, yawp

Scrabble Score: 11

whine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
whine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

whine is a valid Words With Friends word