Whine /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Whined; p. pr. & vb. n. Whining

1. 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.

   The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty.

   Dost thou come here to whine?

1. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.

1. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.