whiny

Questions about whiny

What does whiny mean?

whiny means "habitually complaining".

How many syllables are in whiny?

whiny has 2 syllables: whi-ny. The stress falls on "whi". In IPA it is /ˈwaɪni/.

What is another word for whiny?

Close synonyms include fretful, querulous, whiney. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is whiny a common word?

whiny is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with whiny?

1 word rhymes with whiny. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.