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  • present participle of whine.
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whining

[wahy-ning, hwahy-] / ˈwaɪ nɪŋ, ˈʰwaɪ- /






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“I don’t know what y’all are whining about,” he once said as the crowd jeered him after yet another victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

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

He’s well-off but constantly whining about how much debt he’s drowning in.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

The whining of the millions of insects intensified, rattling the windows overlooking the alley.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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