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whining

[wahy-ning, hwahy-] / ˈwaɪ nɪŋ, ˈʰwaɪ- /






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On the other end, the Rockets were a complete mess, dissolving in two whining technical fouls in the third quarter that sealed their fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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

He’s well-off but constantly whining about how much debt he’s drowning in.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

He has a few moments that play so close to comedy — say, whining to be let into the bathroom — that you wish the movie would do more to encourage our pained, guttural laughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

He was whimpering and whining, and licking Daisy’s hands, and begging her not to put that stinging, burning stuff on him.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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