whiny
Prone to grumbling
Whiny describes a complaining, fretful tone—the kind of high-pitched, drawn-out voice children use when they want something or feel mistreated.
Adults can be whiny too: Stop being so whiny about the workload.
The word itself carries irritation; calling someone whiny dismisses their complaints as childish or excessive.
Also spelled whiney.
Childishly bad-tempered
- peevishHabitually fretful
- fretfulAnxiously irritable
- querulousInclined to complain
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
pouty · cranky · irritable · moody · sullen · impatient · touchy · snappish
High in frequency
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- nasalOf the nose
- shrillHigh-pitched and harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
plaintive · droning · keening · reedy · thin · wavering · quavering · tremulous
Causing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- tediousBoring through length
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
insufferable · grating · unbearable · obnoxious · aggravating · maddening · trying · wearisome
petulant
Childishly bad-tempered
sulky · pouty · cranky · irritable · moody · sullen · impatient · touchy · snappish · grumpy
high-pitched
High in frequency
piercing · plaintive · droning · keening · reedy · thin · wavering · quavering · tremulous · singsong
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- tediousBoring through length
irksome · insufferable · grating · unbearable · obnoxious · aggravating · maddening · trying · wearisome · draining
grumble
Low, discontented murmuring
gripe · kvetch · lament · bellyache · carp · snivel · pout · beg · plead · demand
- irritatingannoying, aggravating, bothersome, exasperating, frustrating
- slang traitsbossy, brainy, bubbly, chatty, cheeky
- immaturityimmature, childish, juvenile, infantile, puerile
- childlike traitsplayful, curious, innocent, imaginative, young
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
whinyuncomplaining
Not expressing dissatisfaction
stoic · long-suffering · patient · forbearing · resigned
whinycheerful
Pleasantly bright in mood
good-natured · upbeat · sunny · pleasant · agreeable
whinymature
Fully grown or developed
composed · level-headed · dignified · even-tempered · self-possessed
whine, whining, whiner, whined, whines, whiners, whiniest, whiningly, whinier