whiny
Example Sentences
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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
Sometimes he was snappish, and sometimes just whiny, but always bristling.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024
I’m starting to hate the whiny teenage songs about love and nothing.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
