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Whining vs Wailing - What's the difference?

whining | wailing |

As verbs the difference between whining and wailing

is that whining is while wailing is .

As nouns the difference between whining and wailing

is that whining is while wailing is a loud drawn out scream and howl.

whining

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Stop your whining !
    the whinings of a lonesome dog

    wailing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loud drawn out scream and howl.
  • *1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 5:
  • *:'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.