Overview of noun whine

The noun whine has 1 sense

• whimper, whine -- (a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way)

Overview of verb whine

The verb whine has 4 senses

• whine -- (move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us")


• snivel, whine -- (talk in a tearful manner)


• whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak -- (make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise")


• whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp -- (complain whiningly)