Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
WHINE
I. verb (whined; whining)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīnan to whiz; akin to Old Norse hvīna to whiz
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1. to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry, to make a sound similar to such a cry , to complain with or as if with a whine , to move or proceed with the sound of a whine , transitive verb to utter or express with or as if with a whine, whiner noun whiningly adverb
II. noun
Date: 1633
1. a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain, a sound resembling such a cry, a complaint uttered with or as if with a whine, whiny also whiney adjective