whiningly
In complaining tones
In a whining manner—with a high-pitched, complaining tone that suggests self-pity or petulance: She whiningly asked why she couldn't stay up later.
The word captures not just the sound but the attitude behind it.
In a complaining manner
- querulouslyIn whining manner
- peevishlyWith fretful irritation
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
- plaintivelyIn a sad, longing manner
kvetching · griping · carping · nagging · lamenting · bleating · murmuring · muttering
Through the nostrils
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shrillHigh-pitched and harsh
reedy · thin · quavering · tremulous · wavering · droning · singsong · keening
In a brooding way
- huffilyIn resentful displeasure
- poutySullen in expression
- peevishlyWith fretful irritation
- irritablyIn an annoyed manner
testily · snappishly · crankily · fussily · petulantly · churlishly · fractiously · shrewishly
In an immature manner
- infantileCharacteristic of infants
- immaturelyIn an undeveloped manner
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
tantrum · crybaby · clingy · needily · dependent · helplessly · brattily · fussbudget
grumblingly
In a complaining manner
- querulouslyIn whining manner
- peevishlyWith fretful irritation
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
plaintively · kvetching · griping · carping · nagging · lamenting · bleating · murmuring · muttering · groaning
nasally
Through the nostrils
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
shrill · reedy · thin · quavering · tremulous · wavering · droning · singsong · keening · piteous
sulkily
In a brooding way
irritably · testily · snappishly · crankily · fussily · petulantly · churlishly · fractiously · shrewishly · waspishly
babyishly
In an immature manner
- infantileCharacteristic of infants
- immaturelyIn an undeveloped manner
- juvenileYoung person or animal
spoiled · tantrum · crybaby · clingy · needily · dependent · helplessly · brattily · fussbudget · simpering
whininglycheerfully
In a glad manner
brightly · happily · joyfully · cheerily · contentedly
whininglystoically
With unemotional endurance
uncomplainingly · resolutely · bravely · matter-of-factly · good-naturedly