"whiny" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwaɪni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whiny.wav [Southern-England] Forms: whinier [comparative], whiniest [superlative]
enPR: wīnʹi Rhymes: -aɪni Etymology: whine + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whine|y}} whine + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} whiny (comparative whinier, superlative whiniest)
  1. Whining; tending to whine or complain. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (Translations): mixiriqueiro (Galician), grinete (Norwegian Bokmål), grinete (Norwegian Nynorsk), quejetas (Spanish), gnällig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whiny-en-adj-JjSYaM4j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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Alternative forms

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