cry the blues vs whine

cry the blues

verb
  • To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation. 

  • To sing in the style of blues music. 

whine

verb
  • To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine. 

  • To move with a whining sound. 

  • To make a sound resembling such a cry. 

  • To utter a high-pitched cry. 

  • To utter with the sound of a whine. 

noun
  • A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound. 

  • A complaint or criticism. 

How often have the words cry the blues and whine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )