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        whiny

        whin·y

        whiny

         
        pronunciation:
        waI ni
        features:
        Word Combinations (adjective)
        part of speech: adjective
        inflections: whinier, whiniest
        definition 1: given to whining or complaining.
        a whiny two-year-old
        similar words:
        querulous
        definition 2: producing, or having the quality of, a whine.
        a whiny machinea whiny question
        similar words:
        querulous
        Word Combinations  About this feature
        adverb + (adj.)whiny bit, equally, little, sometimes
        (adj.)whiny + noun ass, baby, bag, brat, brother, child, enchantress, girl, kid, loser, mouth, others, plea, tone, voice, whisper
        derivations: whinily (adv.), whininess (n.)