waɪn n. & v. --n. 1 a complaining long-drawn
wail as of a
dog. 2 a
similar shrill prolonged
sound. 3 a a
querulous tone. b an
instance of
feeble or
undignified complaining. --v. 1 intr.
emit or utter a whine. 2 intr.
complain in a querulous tone or in a feeble or undignified
way. 3 tr. utter in a whining tone. øøwhiner n. whiningly adv. whiny adj. (whinier, whiniest). [OE hwinan]