whining
Example Sentences
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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 intrigue was so great Eagles haters even temporarily stopped whining about the Tush Push, Philadelphia’s custom short-yardage body catapult that has become the bane of opponents and referees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
He has a few moments that play so close to comedy — say, whining to be let into the bathroom — that you wish the movie would do more to encourage our pained, guttural laughs.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 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
As he pushed us out of the house, sniffling and whining, Doña Lola took down the curtain that divided the room in two and rolled our hammocks out of the way.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
