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 Whine v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.]  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.  “Whining plovers.”
    The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty.   --Sir P. Sidney.
    Dost thou come here to whine?   --Shak.