whine / waɪn / verb
1 [ intransitive and transitive ] to complain in a sad annoying voice about something SYN moan :
Oh Charlotte, please stop whining.
‘I don’t understand,’ whined Rose.
whine about
The sergeant was whining about how hard he had been forced to work recently.
2 [ intransitive ] to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy :
He could hear the dog whining behind the door.
3 [ intransitive ] if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound
— whine noun [ countable ] :
The baby’s howl turned to a high-pitched whine.
the whine of a vacuum cleaner
THESAURUS
complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy, or not satisfied about something or someone : Several customers complained about the service they received. | ‘I wish you’d stop telling me what to do,’ she complained.
make a complaint to formally complain about something to someone in authority : His parents made a complaint to the head teacher.
protest to complain about something that you think is wrong, especially publicly : Demonstrators were protesting against the war.
object to say that you oppose or disapprove of something : Local residents have objected to the plan. | Some teachers objected to the scheme.
grumble to keep complaining in a bad-tempered way about something : Rail travellers have been grumbling about the increase in ticket prices. | What’s he grumbling about now?
moan/whine informal ( also whinge / wɪndʒ / British English informal ) to keep complaining in an annoying way : Everyone was moaning about the hotel food. | Stop whingeing and get on with your work!
kick up/make a fuss to complain or become angry about something, especially something that is not very important : The soup wasn’t hot enough, but he didn’t want to make a fuss. | He kicked up such a fuss that they were offered another room.
un‧der‧neath 1 S2 / ʌndəniθ $ -ər- / preposition , adverb
1 directly under another object or covered by it :
He got out of the car and looked underneath.
It’s near where the railway goes underneath the road.
She was wearing a smart jacket with a T-shirt underneath.
Her blonde hair was hidden underneath a baseball cap.
2 on the lower surface of something :
The car was rusty underneath.
A number had been painted underneath the table.
3 used to say what someone’s character is really like when their behaviour shows a different character :
She seems confident, but she’s really quite shy underneath.
I think he’s a genuinely nice guy underneath it all .
THESAURUS
under something that is under something else has that thing directly above it or covering it : The pen was under the desk. | She had a T-shirt on under her sweater.
below in a lower position than something else, though not always directly under it : From the cliffs we could barely see the people on the beach below us. | His apartment is below ours on the left.
underneath under – used especially to emphasize that something covers, touches, or hides something : The girls wear shorts underneath their cheerleading skirts. | I found the book underneath the sofa.
beneath formal under or at a lower level : They strolled hand in hand beneath the summer moon. | The water lies just beneath the surface of the earth.