whine

1. (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.intransitive

2. (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.Examples: "The jet engines whined at take off."intransitive

3. (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.Examples: "[S]he was one of your ſoft ſpoken, canting, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jeſuitical art, could wreſt evil out of the moſt inoffenſive thought, word, look or action; […]"; "Feel awfully about Scott... I always knew he couldn't think—he never could—but he had a marvelous talent and the thing is to use it—not whine in public."intransitive

4. (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.Examples: "The jet whined into the air."; "The wind whined and moaned through the trees."intransitive

5. (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.Examples: "The child whined all his complaints."; "Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie."transitive