whine

/wˈaɪn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. move with a whining sound
   “The bullets were whining past us”
2. talk in a tearful manner
3. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
   “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
4. complain whiningly

noun

1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Synonyms for whine

• snivel
• squeak
• screech
• creak
• screak
• skreak
• grizzle
• yammer
• yawp
• whimper

Words that rhyme with whine

• line
• sign
• design
• decline
• shine
• divine
• fine
• assign
• incline
• palatine
• outline
• refine
• confine
• define
• spine
• twine
• align
• canine
• lifeline
• mine
• nine
• resign
• sideline
• wine
• affine
• alpine
• baseline
• benign
• bovine
• brine