whiny

comparative whinier · superlative whiniest · alternative whiney

1. Whining; tending to whine or complain.

   She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.

   3 more examples

   Mrs. Strakosh is played with a whinier accent than Mrs. Brice.

   1981 October 5, Haskel Frankel, “ROSALIND HARRIS IN 'FUNNY GIRL'”, in The New York Times

   But everyone else seems to have phoned in the film, including Mr. Grodin at his whiniest and Arthur Hiller, the veteran director of films as funny as The In-Laws and as unspeakable as Love Story.

   1990 August 17, Caryn James, “Review/Film; An Adman, His Filofax And a Thief”, in The New York Times

   It takes nerve for a singer to dig out a whiny teenage lament from the early days of rock 'n' roll and transform it into a sexy, slow-burning torch song for adults.

   2000 January 24, Stephen Holden, “MUSIC IN REVIEW: CABARET; Turning 1960's Innocence Into 90's Toughness”, in The New York Times

2. Having a nasally or high-pitched voice.