Whinge vs. Whine

Whingeverb

To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

‘Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.’;

Whinenoun

a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound

Whingeverb

To whine.

‘I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me.’;

Whinenoun

(derogatory) a complaint or criticism

Whingenoun

A cry.

‘Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them.’;

Whineverb

(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.

Whingenoun

A peevish complaint.

‘I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!’;

Whineverb

(intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.

‘The jet engines whined at take off.’;

Whingeverb

To whine.

Whineverb

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.

Whingeverb

complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way

‘stop whingeing and get on with it!’;

Whineverb

(intransitive) To move with a whining sound.

‘The jet whined into the air.’;

Whingenoun

an act of complaining persistently and peevishly

‘she let off steam by having a good whinge’;

Whineverb

(transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.

‘The child whined all his complaints.’; ‘Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.’;

Whineverb

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?’;

Whineverb

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

Whinenoun

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

Whinenoun

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Whineverb

move with a whining sound;

‘The bullets were whining past us’;

Whineverb

talk in a tearful manner

Whineverb

complain whiningly

Whinenoun

a long, high-pitched complaining cry

‘the dog gave a small whine’;

Whinenoun

a long, high-pitched unpleasant sound

‘the whine of the engine’;

Whinenoun

a complaining tone of voice

‘there was a hint of a whine in Anna's voice’;

Whinenoun

a feeble or petulant complaint

‘a constant whine about the quality of public services’;

Whineverb

give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound

‘the dog whined and scratched at the back door’;

Whineverb

complain in a feeble or petulant way

‘she began to whine about how hard she had been forced to work’; ‘‘My legs ache,’ he whined’;