Whine

(hwīn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. WHINED; p. pr. & vb. n. WHINING.] [Icel. & Sw. hvin-a, Dan. hvine, to creak, Icel. veina, kveina, Dan. vêne, væne, to lament, O. H. Ger. weinōn, M. & N. H. Ger. weinen, L. Ger. & D. wênen, to deplore, A-S. wânian, cwânian, to mourn, howl, L. Ger. quinen, quönen, D. quijnen, M. H. Ger. quînen, Goth. qvainôn, to groan.] To utter a plaintive cry; to moan with a childish noise; to complain in a shrill, long-drawn tone; hence, to complain in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. “The whining plover.” Spenser. They came,... with a whining accent, craving liberty. Sidney. Dost thou come here to whine? Shak.