whine

People can whine all they want, but math doesn’t lie.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

“The Sheep Detectives” introduces this talent lightheartedly, with Lily suggesting they forget some minor unpleasantness, counting to three, and pausing as a high-pitched whine slices the air.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Their opponents always whine about that, and Reaves even stayed on the court after Thursday’s final buzzer to vent to the referees about that, but just … don’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Even last night when I went over to Hudson’s, he was just listening to me whine about Arthur and Dylan.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

No one whines about having to clean the bathroom or having a night shift.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025

You'll notice that his persecution complex was in full effect even then, as he whines to Walters that nobody's ever been treated as unfairly as he has been.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2024

After all, we get some really classic lines from the future emperor: One, where he cranes toward a British naval officer and whines, “You think you’re so great because you have boats!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

All week I’d reveled in the cackles of leaf monkeys, hoots of gibbons, and barks of macaques, plus choruses of birds and frogs—all backed by the hums and whines of insects.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

He pouts and whines and I’m afraid he’s going to have an all-out tantrum, and for some reason, because I don’t know what else to do, I applaud.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

"You're not going to bully me into silence anymore," Carlson whined, adding that being able to speak without blowback is what makes him a "free man and not a slave."

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024

“But I just want you to try,” I whined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

Pita whined, wiping at her eyes with the heel of her hand when they finally freed her.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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

Actors spend years building a certain cool image, but within seconds of appearing onscreen in this movie, you’re whining, farting and generally making an ass of yourself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Bridges, in particular, has found a new level, making Knicks fans forget all the whining they did about the draft pick-swallowing trade they made for him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 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

Most days, he and Cotton ended up in some kind of wrestling match, throwing sofa cushions at each other until Cotton ended up whining to Mrs. Odom.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor