Clues for the word "WHINE"
We've had 49 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 88 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 09, 2026.
Definition of whine
- v. i. - To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan 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.
- v. t. - To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
- n. - A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
Referring Clues
- Complaint
- Irritating sound
- Kvetch
- Be a kvetch
- "Are we there yet?," maybe
- Steel guitar sound
- Bellyache
- Complain plaintively
- Snively cry
- Engine sound
- "Aw, mom!" e.g.
- Peevish complaint
- Caterwaul
- Emulate TV's Raymond
- Nasal complaint
- Moan and groan
- Complain childishly
- Complain ad nauseam
- Snivel
- Petulant sound
- Pule
- Complain
- Complain annoyingly
- Annoy with complaints
- Compain childishly
- Be cranky
- "Do I have to?," for one
- "Awwww, mom!" e.g.
- Complaining sound
- Complain with self-pity
- Moan
- Complain about the littlest things
- Whimper
- Moan, groan and complain
- Irritating noise? It's 5 down
- Endless hewing can make us moan!
- To get a drink out of a hotel, complain!
- Moan, if drink's drunk hot
- Grumble
- What my dog may do when I go out
- Plaintive cry from husband entering port, perhaps
- Husband in drink makes high-pitched noise
- Puppy plaint
- Do some bellyaching
- Sound cranky
- Show petulance, in a way
- Dog's "Pleeeeze!"
- Complain petulantly
- Puppy's plaint
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 09, 2026
- Daily American - November 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2025
- New York Times - June 20, 2025
- Daily American - April 04, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 14, 2024
- LA Times - November 16, 2024
- USA Today - September 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 19, 2024
- Daily American - November 25, 2023
- LA Times - September 10, 2023
- LA Times - August 22, 2023
- LA Times - June 17, 2023
- Daily American - April 04, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 02, 2023
- New York Times - May 10, 2022
- New York Times - November 19, 2021
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 19, 2017
- LA Times - December 11, 2017
- Daily American - November 25, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - November 12, 2017
- Daily American - April 04, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 12, 2017
- Family Time - December 12, 2016
- Netword - December 07, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 10, 2016
- LA Times - May 17, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - May 09, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 18, 2016
- And in 58 more crossword puzzles...