whining
Example Sentences
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“Why? It’s my last one,” she says in the brief clip, whining a bit as she stands on a ladder and struggles to clip some wires.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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
Viorst, who scolds herself and peers for whining too much, says life is too short for hurt feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Isn’t this a “First World problem,” a form of privileged whining or a self-indulgent bid for tea and sympathy?
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025
Henry drove, rather fast as he always did, the tires whining on the wet black road and water spraying high on either side.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
