Complaining

adjective

1. Producing or emitting a prolonged, high-pitched sound producing a whine

   "a whining howl"

2. Complaining or inclined to complain in a childish or petulant manner

   "They [scientists] think that … joyful people outlive their bilious, whining counterparts."

noun

1. The act or an instance of producing a prolonged, high-pitched sound (such as a cry of distress or pain)

   "the whining of a dog"

2. The act or activity of complaining in an annoyingly childish or petulant manner

   "Mom hates whining."

verb

1. To utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
2. To make a sound similar to such a cry

   "the wind whined in the chimney"

3. To complain with or as if with a whine

   "always whining about the weather"

4. To move or proceed with the sound of a whine

   "the bullet whined … across the ice"

5. To utter or express with or as if with a whine