whining

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t close to being close enough, and please, stop whining that the referees failed to call enough fouls on the aggressive Thunder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 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

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025

He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

He started whimpering and whining and fidgeting on the spring seat.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls