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whine

[hwahyn, wahyn] / ʰwaɪn, waɪn /




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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Katie Miller can whine all she wants, but I have a feeling the kids aren’t listening.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 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

Let’s not whine “They did _______ to us in Europe” or “It’s the Ryder Cup, it’s different.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The kettle gave a faint whine as she set it back on the hot burner.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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