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  • present participle of whine.
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whining

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






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I wish Caitlin Clark would just stop whining and play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“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

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

When it didn’t respond, he went down on his forepaws and asked it to play, whining invitingly.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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