whine
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What I’m saying is, do not whine to Kathy Griffin about cancel culture.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some say they sound like a jet plane about to take off, others complain of a high-pitched whine.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
People can whine all they want, but math doesn’t lie.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
While I’m sure that I’m not alone in feeling this way, I know that my family and friends are sick of hearing me whine about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The whine of the alarms clashes sharply with the chill reggae music.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Mr. Bond also explores how researchers are able to interpret the “language” of certain animals, notably the different barks and whines of dogs and the songs and calls of birds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
No one whines about having to clean the bathroom or having a night shift.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025
Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
He whines that Blanche "has not been following his instructions closely, and has been insufficiently aggressive."
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
Muffled barks, whines, and howls rushed into the room as the door closed behind her.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
She mostly stuck to the allotted time limits while Bass repeatedly whined that she wasn’t given enough time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The children jumped for joy after winning a game of cornhole; others fell and whined in defeat, but got up to play again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
“Everything she says in her post about me can be shown to be demonstrably false with a simple search,” Musk whined in one reply.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
"I’ve never done anything harmful," Musk whined, alleging he's the victim of a shadowy conspiracy of "larger forces at work."
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
A bloodthirsty mosquito whined in my ear, and I had to slap it away for more than half an hour till the tro-tro ground to a halt again.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Sometimes he portrays her as a shrew, whining last year about how he’d be “in trouble” if he forgot to mention their anniversary during a speech.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
But it should also be said that Ms. Northeast, who has a face that might launch a thousand miniseries, makes this one immune to much whining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Actors spend years building a certain cool image, but within seconds of appearing onscreen in this movie, you’re whining, farting and generally making an ass of yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
She tried to shake me a bit, whining softly under her breath, but I snored again, loudly this time, like Mamá does when she’s really tired.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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