whining
Example Sentences
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“Why? It’s my last one,” she says in the brief clip, whining a bit as she stands on a ladder and struggles to clip some wires.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
That said, my siblings and I got tired of the whining and agreed that she would only have to pay the lesser of $3 million or the appraised price of the house.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026
Viorst, who scolds herself and peers for whining too much, says life is too short for hurt feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
The fact that you are whining about the spotlight being turned on one of your reporters proves you’re nothing but a bunch of hypocrites.”
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
Then I turned around and left them there, whining and fighting again.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
