whiny

English

Etymology

whine +‎ -y

Pronunciation

enPR: wīnʹi, IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪni/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪni
Homophone: winy (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Adjective

whiny (comparative whinier, superlative whiniest)

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)

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