whiny.

Having a high, complaining tone that sounds irritating or self-pitying.

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Words that belong together

• whiny voice
• whiny complaint

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The whiny edge in his voice weakened an otherwise reasonable objection.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more whiny; superlative most whiny when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.