whinyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪni/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪni/

Forms: Also whiney.

Etymology: < whine n. or whine v. + -y suffix².

Characterized by whining; disposed to whine, fretful. Also whin(e)y pin(e)y; so whiney-pine vb. intr., to make whining noises.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > whine

whiny1854

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > peevishly or querulously

girning1447

querulousc1475

quarrellous1490

whining15..

wailish?1548

querimonious1604

whinging1720

peeping1786

honing1802

whiny1854

Peter Grievous1875

grizzly1900

bellyaching1931

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [verb (intransitive)] > make whining noises (of wasps)

whiney-pine1920

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 395 Whiny piny, fretful, complaining.

1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) I. 377 The sweet but rather whiny sing-song of Northamptonshire.

1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. iv. 32 Beth, you really are a whiny child, you always have a grievance.

1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Sept. (1977) 182 Two infant wasps..each caught hold of a side of a leaf and began to tug... They became furious. They whimpered, whiney-pined—snatched at each other—wouldn't give way.

Draft additions 1993

ˈwhininess n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whine

whiningc1440

whinge?a1513

whine1633

cant1640

whindle1647

whindling1648

whinging1720

beggar-whine1796

wheak1828

caterwaulinga1861

twine1876

whininess1934

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying

whiningc1440

whinge?a1513

whimperingc1522

puling?1529

whewling1609

whine1633

whindle1647

whindling1648

pipation1656

whimper1699

whinging1720

pule1812

whinner1840

mewl1857

whinneringa1871

whimp1925

whininess1934

1934 in N. Webster Dict.

1980 J. Lees-Milne Harold Nicolson I. xiii. 276 Percy became a different person without her perpetual whininess.

1988 Times 14 July 8/2 All this adds up to an image of weakness, insincerity, whininess and what the Americans call ‘goofiness’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	whiny
释义	whinyadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪni/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪni/ Forms: Also whiney. Etymology: < whine n. or whine v. + -y suffix². Characterized by whining; disposed to whine, fretful. Also whin(e)y pin(e)y; so whiney-pine vb. intr., to make whining noises. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > whine whiny1854 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > peevishly or querulously girning1447 querulousc1475 quarrellous1490 whining15.. wailish?1548 querimonious1604 whinging1720 peeping1786 honing1802 whiny1854 Peter Grievous1875 grizzly1900 bellyaching1931 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [verb (intransitive)] > make whining noises (of wasps) whiney-pine1920 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 395 Whiny piny, fretful, complaining. 1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) I. 377 The sweet but rather whiny sing-song of Northamptonshire. 1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. iv. 32 Beth, you really are a whiny child, you always have a grievance. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Sept. (1977) 182 Two infant wasps..each caught hold of a side of a leaf and began to tug... They became furious. They whimpered, whiney-pined—snatched at each other—wouldn't give way. Draft additions 1993 ˈwhininess n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whine whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whine1633 cant1640 whindle1647 whindling1648 whinging1720 beggar-whine1796 wheak1828 caterwaulinga1861 twine1876 whininess1934 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whimperingc1522 puling?1529 whewling1609 whine1633 whindle1647 whindling1648 pipation1656 whimper1699 whinging1720 pule1812 whinner1840 mewl1857 whinneringa1871 whimp1925 whininess1934 1934 in N. Webster Dict. 1980 J. Lees-Milne Harold Nicolson I. xiii. 276 Percy became a different person without her perpetual whininess. 1988 Times 14 July 8/2 All this adds up to an image of weakness, insincerity, whininess and what the Americans call ‘goofiness’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1854
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