whine

Noun

• a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Verb

• complain whiningly

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  • The door creaked when I opened it slowly
    
  • My car engine makes a whining noise
    

• talk in a tearful manner

• move with a whining sound
  • The bullets were whining past us
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  whimper , grizzle , yammer , yawp , squeak , screech , creak , screak , skreak , snivel