- present participle of whine.
whining
Example Sentences
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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
Would you prefer for your team to be owned by someone whining about the Dodgers and their payroll, or someone dedicated to beating them?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
The fresh wind across the big lake blew away the smoke of cooking fires and vanquished the mosquitoes that came out in whining droves and had plagued them in town.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
