unwhining

verb (used without object), whined, whin·ing.

1. to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
2. to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.

verb (used with object), whined, whin·ing.

3. to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.

noun

4. a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
5. a feeble, peevish complaint.

noun

1. a long high-pitched plaintive cry or moan
2. a continuous high-pitched sound
3. a peevish complaint, esp one repeated

verb

4. to make a whine or utter in a whine

n.1630s, from whine (v.). v.Old English hwinan “to whiz or whistle through the air” (only of arrows), also hwinsian “to whine” (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (cf. Old Norse hvina “to whiz,” German wiehern “to neigh”). Meaning “to complain in a feeble way” is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.