adjective
definition
Whining; tending to whine or complain.
example
Emily is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.
Examples of whiny in a Sentence
The child is not tired, hungry, or uncomfortable, but starts a whiny, fussy cry.
If you are sick of spending the holidays at grandma's house with nosy Aunt Sue and her whiny kids, then consider cruising the Nile this Christmas.
They're kind of filed away in my brain alongside Placebo, whiny miserabilist indie tripe with vaguely Goth leanings.
Their voices were high and whispery and slightly whiny.
The main character is a little too whiny for the reader to care.
I always felt the duet with Amanda was really whiny on both parts.
They're kind of filed away in my brain alongside Placebo, whiny miserabilist indie tripe with vaguely goth leanings.
A very whiny voice, which at times seemed to have just an approximation to pitch.
Johansson equally moves us with a character who in lesser hands could 've come off as a whiny, self-indulgent brat.
What we do n't like very much is whiny stuff about no-one understanding you.
On a less whiny note, I got a lovely sunsuit and hat set for Babycake.
They started getting whiny at the end, we decided to walk instead of take the monorail cos the queue was so large.