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Whiney

[hwahy-nee, wahy-]

adjective, whin·i·er, whin·i·est.

complaining; fretful; cranky: The baby is whiny because he missed his nap.

Also, whin·ey.

Origin:
1850–55; whine + -y¹

Related forms

whin·i·ness, noun

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whiney
adjective
habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: fretful]

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