Moor whin or Petty whin (Bot.), a low prickly shrub (Genista Anglica)
common in Western Europe. — Whin bruiser, a machine for cutting and
bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on. — Whin Sparrow (Zoöl.), the
hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] — Whin Thrush (Zoöl.), the redwing. [Prov.
Eng.]
Whin"ber*ry (?), n. (Bot.) The English bilberry; — so called because it
grows on moors among the whins, or furze. Dr. Prior.
Whin"chat` (?), n. [So called because it frequents whins.] (Zoöl.) A
small warbler (Pratincola rubetra) common in Europe; — called also
whinchacker, whincheck, whin-clocharet.
Whine (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whining.]
[OE. whinen, AS. hwnan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to
Icel. hvna, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh,
OHG. wihn, hweijn; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, 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. "Whining plovers." Spenser.
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent,
craving liberty.
Sir P. Sidney.
Dost thou come here to whine?
Shak.
Whine, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly
way; as, to whine out an excuse.
Whine, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;
mean or affected complaint.
Whin"er (?), n. One who, or that which, whines.
Whinge (?), v. i. To whine. [Scot.] Burns.
Whing"er, n. [See Whinyard.] A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife
at meals and as a weapon. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
The chief acknowledged that he had corrected her with his whinger.
Sir W. Scott.
Whin"ing*ly (?), adv. In a whining manner; in a tone of mean complaint.