v. 25B6; noun
the dog gave a whine : WHIMPER, cry, mewl, howl, yowl.
the whine of the motor : HUM, drone.
a whine about the quality of service : COMPLAINT, grouse, grumble, murmur; informal gripe, moan, grouch, whinge, bellyache, beef.
25B6; verb
a child was whining : WAIL, whimper, cry, mewl, moan, howl, yowl.
the lift began to whine : HUM, drone.
he's always whining about something : COMPLAIN, grouse, grouch, grumble, moan, carp, mutter, murmur; informal gripe, bellyache, whinge.