[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whine \whine\, v. t.
   to utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
   as, to whine out an excuse.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whine \whine\, v. i. imp.  p. p. whined; p. pr.  vb. n.
   whining. oe. whinen, as. hwimacnan to make a whistling,
   whizzing sound; akin to icel. hvimacna, sw. hvina, dan.
   hvine, and probably to g. wiehern to neigh, ohg. wih=on,
   hweij=on; perhaps of imitative origin. cf. whinny, v. i.
   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." --spenser.
   1913 webster

         the hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
         whining accent, craving liberty.         --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
   1913 webster

         dost thou come here to whine?            --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
whined whining whinny 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whine \whine\, n.
   a plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;
   mean or affected complaint.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

whine
     n : a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way syn: whimper
     v 1: move with a whining sound; "the bullets were whining past
          us"
     2: talk in a tearful manner syn: snivel
     3: complain whiningly syn: grizzle, yammer, yawp
see also:
whimper snivel grizzle yammer yawp 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

105 moby thesaurus words for "whine":
   bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber,
   boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp,
   coo, creak, crow, cry, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute,
   fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hiss,
   howl, jeremiad, keen, kick, lament, lilt, low, meow, mew, mewl,
   miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry,
   pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, repine, roar, rumble, screak,
   scream, screech, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl,
   skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak,
   squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation,
   wail, wail of woe, warble, whicker, whimper, whinny, whisper,
   whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl

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