Whine

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to mean with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining plovers." Spenser. The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. Sir P. Sidney. Dost thou come here to whine Shak.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.