whiny
adj/ˈwaɪni/
Etymology From whine + -y.
1
Whining; tending to whine or complain.
- She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.
- Mrs. Strakosh is played with a whinier accent than Mrs. Brice.1981 October 5, Haskel Frankel, “ROSALIND HARRIS IN 'FUNNY GIRL'”, in The New York Times:
2 more examples
- But everyone else seems to have phoned in the film, including Mr. Grodin at his whiniest and Arthur Hiller, the veteran director of films as funny as The In-Laws and as unspeakable as Love Story.1990 August 17, Caryn James, “Review/Film; An Adman, His Filofax And a Thief”, in The New York Times:
- It takes nerve for a singer to dig out a whiny teenage lament from the early days of rock 'n' roll and transform it into a sexy, slow-burning torch song for adults.2000 January 24, Stephen Holden, “MUSIC IN REVIEW: CABARET; Turning 1960's Innocence Into 90's Toughness”, in The New York Times:
2
Having a nasally or high-pitched voice.
- Derived terms
- whiny-ass titty baby