(~s, whining, ~d)
1.
If something or someone ~s, they make a long, high-pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant.
He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background...
The engines ~d.
VERB: V, V
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Whine is also a noun.
...the ~ of air-raid sirens.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
If you say that someone is whining, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant.
They come to me to ~ about their troubles.
...children who ~ that they are bored...
‘Why can’t you tell me?’ I ~d...
VERB: V about n/-ing, V that, V with quote disapproval