whining

He immediately came under fire within Israel, with opposition leader Yair Lapid writing: "Today saw a weary and whining Israeli prime minister, in a speech overloaded with overused gimmicks"

Isn’t this a “First World problem,” a form of privileged whining or a self-indulgent bid for tea and sympathy?

But their over-the-top whining belies their true understanding.

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.