Synonyms for whine
ʰwaɪn, waɪnwhine

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1. whimper, whineverb

   a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

   Synonyms:
   whimper

2. whineverb

   move with a whining sound

   "The bullets were whining past us"

   Synonyms:
   yawp, skreak, snivel, creak, yammer, screech, squeak, grizzle, screak

3. snivel, whineverb

   talk in a tearful manner

   Synonyms:
   grizzle, yawp, sniffle, skreak, snivel, creak, squeak, screech, blubber, screak, yammer, blub, snuffle

4. whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreakverb

   make a high-pitched, screeching noise

   "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"

   Synonyms:
   yawp, skreak, snivel, squawk, creak, yammer, screech, squeak, grizzle, screak, skreigh

5. whine, grizzle, yammer, yawpverb

   complain whiningly

   Synonyms:
   stew, howl, yawp, skreak, snivel, yowl, creak, yammer, bawl, screech, brood, squeak, grizzle, wrawl, screak

Matched Categories

1. • Make Noise
   • Move
   • Talk

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1. whineverb

   Synonyms:
   cry (plaintively), moan (in a childish way)

2. whinenoun

   Synonyms:
   plaintive tone

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. whinenoun

   Synonyms:
   whimper, puling, complaint

2. whineverb

   Synonyms:
   whimper, pule, complain

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1. List of paraphrases for "whine":

   mourn

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How to use whine in a sentence?

1. James McNeill Whistler:

   Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

2. James Abbott McNeill Whistler:

   Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the ameteur for three, or the cry of the critc for five. (from Whistler vs. Ruskin, 1878)

3. Anthony D'Angelo:

   Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.

4. Larry Sabato:

   Maybe he gets on TV to whine about the debate, but he uses the rest of the time to say, 'Here's what I stand for,' then suddenly people start paying attention. Democratic activists will actually know who he is.

5. AiR Atman in Ravi:

   You can be happy all the time, If you learn to smile and not whine, Not jumping from the future to the past, Be in the NOW and make happiness last.