whine
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He’s the pen behind 2005’s “Just the Girl” by the Click Five, which laid a mall-emo whine and reverb-heavy drums over The Wonders’ tried and true formula.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Some say they sound like a jet plane about to take off, others complain of a high-pitched whine.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Coming upon the Boston Tea Party, it’s inevitable he’ll whine about not being invited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
People can whine all they want, but math doesn’t lie.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The dragons have started to screech and whine, but Ma ignores them and takes out the gold pocket watch instead.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
Mr. Bond also explores how researchers are able to interpret the “language” of certain animals, notably the different barks and whines of dogs and the songs and calls of birds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
No one whines about having to clean the bathroom or having a night shift.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025
Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
He's such a sore loser that even when he wins, he whines that he was cheated out of winning even bigger.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
“Aw, Rill, you’re better at hunting than we are,” whines Sand.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
She mostly stuck to the allotted time limits while Bass repeatedly whined that she wasn’t given enough time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many of Silicon Valley’s most powerful people have whined a lot in recent years about traditional media not being properly understanding of their companies’ brilliance and benevolence.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026
The craft beeped awake, arched its hawklike shoulders, and whined off into the valley.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
“But I just want you to try,” I whined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
Viper whined, bumping his pointed snout against Gran’s leg.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Sometimes he portrays her as a shrew, whining last year about how he’d be “in trouble” if he forgot to mention their anniversary during a speech.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
The epic whining heard across MLB over the Tarik Skubal acquisition is evidence Andrew Friedman and Dodgers management are a masterclass in demonstrating creative leadership to cultivate a winning ballclub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
I wish Caitlin Clark would just stop whining and play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
He kept pacing around, whimpering and whining the way he does when he's nervous about something.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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