v. i.
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dost thou come here to whine? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, whines. [ 1913 Webster ]