whiny

English

Etymology

whine +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• enPR: wīnʹi, IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪni
• Homophone: winy (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Adjective

whiny (comparative whinier, superlative whiniest)

1. Whining; tending to whine or complain.

   Emily is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.

Translations

Translations

• Galician: mixiriqueiro
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: grinete

  Nynorsk: grinete

• Spanish: quejetas
• Swedish: gnällig (sv)