whiny

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When forced to speak, a couple of the dubbed voices come off whiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

How do you advocate for yourself without coming across as whiny or dragging a coworker into the conversation when they probably never intended to reveal their salary?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

And Ms. Millonzi wisely avoids turning Roderigo into an overly whiny and dim dupe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The stream of implementation emails is so whiny and ridiculous it should be funny.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025

“Take that off your head!” came a whiny voice, right before a teenage boy appeared at the door with a pair of underwear pulled over his brown hair like a hat.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner