Converse of object

• emit: Next the Mac started to emit a high pitched whine.

• hear: The windows rattled and Larry heard a high-pitched whine somewhere behind him.

Object

• tone: Her whining voice tone was at such odds with her beauty that the result was hilarious.

• sound: You see this car has got a whining sound whenever my foot is on the gas pedal.

• voice: It was your whining voice and that dreadful tie you're wearing.

Adjective modifier

• high-pitched: Then a woman's loud groans and the high-pitched whine of a drill filled the corridor.

• pitched: Next the Mac started to emit a high pitched whine.

• nasal: Country & Western music sung with a nasal whine.

• loud: The gearbox is very noisy in first, a loud whine... " yes they all do that " the dealer tells me.

• high: Next the Mac started to emit a high pitched whine.

• little: It puts out a constant little whine which I for one find very annoying.

Modifying Another Word

• n't: Do n't whine to your spouse about your whining your child.

Used with why or when

• when: They're like people who leave their keys in their cars and whine when they get stolen.