whine

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

A complaint or criticism.

“I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.”

A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

To utter a high-pitched cry.

To make a sound resembling such a cry.

“The jet engines whined at take off.”

To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.

To move with a whining sound.

“The jet whined into the air.”

“The wind whined and moaned through the trees.”

To utter with the sound of a whine.

“The child whined all his complaints.”

“Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.”

Talk in a tearful manner

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise

“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”

“My car engine makes a whining noise”