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whiner

noun

Etymology

From whine + -er.

  1. derived from *ḱwey-✻ — “to hiss, whistle, whisper”
  2. inherited from *hwīnaną✻
  3. inherited from *hwīnan✻
  4. inherited from hwīnan — “to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine”
  5. inherited from whynen
  6. suffixed as whiner — “whine + er”

Definitions

  1. One who whines about perceived problems

    One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer.

    • I never realized that he was such a whiner, but he complained steadily about various minor discomforts for the entire road trip.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA