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as in complaining
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as in whiny
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as in crying
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as in screaming
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather
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Recent Examples of whining
Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
For people such as former Secretary of Education William Bennett, Obama's election meant that an era of racial whining sanctioned by the excesses of the civil rights and black nationalist movements had ended.
—Jonathan Holloway, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2014
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Leave none standing, none breathing, none whining and complaining and being useless and miserable all the time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
For all my whining, though, these categories are so challenging precisely because our city is so incredibly rich with phenomenal choices.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
For people such as former Secretary of Education William Bennett, Obama's election meant that an era of racial whining sanctioned by the excesses of the civil rights and black nationalist movements had ended.
—Jonathan Holloway, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2014
Verb
Those signs might include a tense or stiff posture, shaking, shivering, guarding food or toys, hiding, destructive behavior or howling and whining more than usual.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Leave none standing, none breathing, none whining and complaining and being useless and miserable all the time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Whining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whining. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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