What is another word for whine?
573 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ wˈa͡ɪn], [ wˈaɪn], [ w_ˈaɪ_n]
Whine is a word used to describe an unpleasant sound that is usually made by someone or something that is complaining or unhappy. There are several synonyms for the term, including nag, grumble, whimper, and whinge. Nag refers to someone persistently complaining and is often used to describe a person who is criticizing or finding fault in everything. Grumble is similar to whine and describes a low, inarticulate sound that is made by someone who is unhappy. Whimper, on the other hand, describes a weak and feeble sound made by a person who is crying softly, while whinge refers to a complaint that is persistent and annoying.
Synonyms for Whine:
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n.
• complaint- Fault-finding ,
- Remonstration ,
- annoyance ,
- cc ,
- clamor ,
- criticism ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- expostulation ,
- objection ,
- protestation ,
- rap ,
- representation ,
- trouble .
- Mewling ,
- Whinnies ,
- acclamation ,
- caw ,
- caws ,
- cheer ,
- clack ,
- cluck ,
- ejaculation ,
- exclamation ,
- expletive ,
- gobble ,
- hoot ,
- hullabaloo ,
- hurrah ,
- meows ,
- moos ,
- motto ,
- nickers ,
- note ,
- quack ,
- report ,
- ruckus ,
- scream ,
- screech ,
- shriek ,
- song ,
- trill ,
- uproar ,
- vociferation ,
- whoop ,
- yoo hoo ,
- yoo-hoo .
- sob .
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v.
• bitch- moan groan ,
- moaned and groan ,
- moaned groan ,
- moaning and groan ,
- moaning groan ,
- moans and groan ,
- moans groan ,
- piss moan about ,
- pissed and moan about ,
- pissed moan about ,
- pisses and moan about ,
- pisses moan about ,
- pissing and moan about ,
- pissing moan about .
- ascribe ,
- attack ,
- bemoan ,
- bewail ,
- contravene ,
- criticize ,
- defy ,
- demur ,
- denounce ,
- deprecate ,
- differ ,
- disagree ,
- disapprove ,
- dissent ,
- expostulate ,
- gainsay ,
- impute ,
- lay ,
- object ,
- oppose ,
- refute ,
- reproach .
- ex cept ,
- ex-cept ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- said oneself ,
- said to oneself ,
- say oneself ,
- saying oneself ,
- saying to oneself ,
- says oneself ,
- says to oneself .
- ex hale ,
- ex haled ,
- ex hales ,
- ex haling ,
- ex-hale ,
- ex-haled ,
- ex-hales ,
- ex-haling ,
- re spire ,
- re spired ,
- re spires ,
- re spiring ,
- re-spire ,
- re-spired ,
- re-spires ,
- re-spiring .
- Re-sound ,
- belted out ,
- belting out ,
- belts out ,
- burst in to song ,
- bursted in to song ,
- bursted into song ,
- bursting in to song ,
- bursting into song ,
- bursts in to song ,
- bursts into song ,
- canaried ,
- canarying ,
- cantillated ,
- cantillates ,
- cantillating ,
- choiring ,
- de scant ,
- de scanted ,
- de scanting ,
- de scants ,
- de-scant ,
- de-scanted ,
- de-scanting ,
- de-scants ,
- dueted ,
- dueting ,
- in tone ,
- in toned ,
- in tones ,
- in toning ,
- in-tone ,
- in-toned ,
- in-tones ,
- in-toning ,
- lift a voice ,
- lift up voice ,
- lift voice ,
- lifted a voice ,
- lifted up a voice ,
- lifted up voice ,
- lifted voice ,
- lifting a voice ,
- lifting up a voice ,
- lifting up voice ,
- lifting voice ,
- lifts a voice ,
- lifts up a voice ,
- lifts up voice ,
- lifts voice ,
- lined out ,
- lines out ,
- lining out ,
- lullabied ,
- lullabying ,
- made melody ,
- makes melody ,
- making melody ,
- re sound ,
- re sounding ,
- re sounds ,
- re-sounded ,
- re-sounding ,
- re-sounds ,
- singsonging .
Other synonyms:
- beef .
Other relevant words:
- Bleated ,
- Bleating ,
- Caroled ,
- Carolled ,
- Carolling ,
- Fifed ,
- Fluted ,
- Fussed ,
- Fussing ,
- Gnarling ,
- Gnarr ,
- Gurgling ,
- Hymned ,
- Hymning ,
- Moaned ,
- Mouthed ,
- Purred ,
- Purring ,
- Scritch ,
- Serenaded ,
- Serenading ,
- Skirling ,
- Snuffled ,
- Solos ,
- Stammered ,
- Suspired ,
- Tootled ,
- Tootling ,
- Trolled ,
- Trolling ,
- beefed ,
- beefing ,
- bellyache ,
- belt out ,
- bitch ,
- blow off ,
- burst into song ,
- canaries ,
- canary ,
- cantillate ,
- caroling ,
- choir ,
- choired ,
- choirs ,
- complain ,
- crab ,
- cry ,
- cry the blues ,
- fife ,
- fifes ,
- fifing ,
- find fault ,
- flute ,
- flutes ,
- fluting ,
- gnarl ,
- gnarls ,
- grieve ,
- gripe ,
- grouch ,
- groused ,
- grousing ,
- grumble ,
- grumbling ,
- grumped ,
- grumping ,
- indict ,
- jowled ,
- jowling ,
- kick ,
- kick up a fuss ,
- kvetch ,
- kvetching ,
- lament ,
- lift up a voice ,
- line out ,
- look askance ,
- lullaby ,
- make a fuss ,
- make melody ,
- moan and groan ,
- mumble ,
- piss and moan about ,
- pule ,
- remonstrate ,
- repine ,
- say to oneself ,
- sigh ,
- sing ,
- singing ,
- singsong ,
- singsonged ,
- singsongs ,
- skirl ,
- skirls ,
- snivel ,
- snuffle ,
- snuffles ,
- snuffling ,
- solo ,
- soloed ,
- soloing ,
- sound ,
- sound off ,
- squeak ,
- stutter ,
- suspire ,
- suspires ,
- suspiring ,
- take exception to ,
- tootle ,
- tootles ,
- ululate ,
- verbalize ,
- wail ,
- wailing ,
- whimper ,
- whine ,
- whistle ,
- yodel .
- Fatted ,
- Flitches ,
- Whaled ,
- Whaling ,
- fatting ,
- flab ,
- flabbed ,
- flabbing ,
- flitch ,
- thicked ,
- thicking ,
- thicks .
- Boohoo ,
- Boohooed ,
- Boohooing ,
- Mewled ,
- Regretted ,
- Squalled ,
- blub ,
- blubbed ,
- blubber ,
- blubbing ,
- blubs ,
- break down ,
- breaking down ,
- burst into tears ,
- dissolve in tears ,
- dissolved in tears ,
- keened ,
- keening ,
- keens ,
- let go ,
- let it all out ,
- let it out ,
- let out ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- letting out ,
- mewl ,
- mewls ,
- mourn ,
- put on the weeps ,
- ring the blues ,
- shed bitter tears ,
- shed tears ,
- shedding tears ,
- sheds tears ,
- squalling ,
- turn on waterworks .
- Buz ,
- Miserere ,
- Pur ,
- Whinge ,
- accusation ,
- accuse ,
- ailment ,
- animadvert ,
- baa ,
- bark ,
- bawl ,
- bay ,
- be anxious ,
- be concerned ,
- be distressed ,
- be disturbed ,
- be upset ,
- beep ,
- bell ,
- bellow ,
- blare ,
- blast ,
- blat ,
- blate ,
- bleat ,
- bleep ,
- blow ,
- boom ,
- bray ,
- breathe ,
- brood ,
- buzz ,
- cackle ,
- call ,
- carp ,
- cavil ,
- chant ,
- charge ,
- chatter ,
- chime ,
- chink ,
- chirp ,
- click ,
- clink ,
- complain of ,
- complainant ,
- coo ,
- croak ,
- crow ,
- cry out ,
- deplore ,
- drawl ,
- drone ,
- exclaim ,
- falter ,
- fret ,
- fuss ,
- gasp ,
- give voice ,
- grievance ,
- grizzle ,
- growl ,
- grunt ,
- happy ,
- harp on ,
- heaving ,
- hiss ,
- holler ,
- howl ,
- hum ,
- inveigh ,
- jammer ,
- jeremiad ,
- keen ,
- lamentation ,
- lilt ,
- lodge ,
- lose sleep ,
- low ,
- meow ,
- mew ,
- miaow ,
- moaning ,
- moo ,
- murmur ,
- mutter ,
- nag ,
- neigh ,
- nicker ,
- outcry ,
- pant ,
- peep ,
- pipe ,
- plaint ,
- plaintive cry ,
- planctus ,
- puff ,
- purr ,
- rave against ,
- rend the air ,
- roar ,
- rumble ,
- rumor ,
- say ,
- screak ,
- shout ,
- shrill ,
- sibilate ,
- singe ,
- skreak ,
- skreigh ,
- snap ,
- snarl ,
- snort ,
- sobbing ,
- sough ,
- speak ,
- squall ,
- squawk ,
- stew ,
- suspiration ,
- tell ,
- thunder ,
- tirade ,
- troat ,
- trumpet ,
- twang ,
- ululation ,
- waft ,
- warble ,
- whicker ,
- whinny ,
- whirr ,
- whisper ,
- worry ,
- wrawl ,
- yammer ,
- yap ,
- yawl ,
- yawp ,
- yell ,
- yelp ,
- yip ,
- yowl .
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How to use "Whine" in context?
Whining is a repetitive complaining sound, typically made by a child, pet, or animal. It is characterised by a high-pitched tone and excessive use of the voice. Whining can be an effective form of communication, but when it becomes excessively loud or persistent, it can irritate or annoy the listener.
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