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. unknown:

   If you have time to whine about it, you have time to do something about it.

2. Van Vleuten:

   My goal today was to be my best self ever and I succeeded. I mean, we can whine about the miscommunication for a long time, but I could have won gold here in this form. I did very well, yeah, I ’m really proud of it. I mean, it’s a silver medal, but it does have a bit of a shine to it. And it’s also my first medal, is n’t it ? I do have an Olympic medal. A lot of people would kill for that.

3. 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.

4. Thomas Tusser:

   For the first fourteen years for a rod they do whine, For the next as a pearl in the world they do shine, For the next trim beauty beginneth to swerve, For the next matrons or drudges they serve, For the next doth crave a staff for a stay, For the next a bier to fetch them away.

5. Swedish Proverb:

   Fear less, hope more Whine less, breathe more