- present participle of whine.
whining
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Sometimes he portrays her as a shrew, whining last year about how he’d be “in trouble” if he forgot to mention their anniversary during a speech.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Bridges, in particular, has found a new level, making Knicks fans forget all the whining they did about the draft pick-swallowing trade they made for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
“I don’t know what y’all are whining about,” he once said as the crowd jeered him after yet another victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
But as soon as the door to the apartment closed, Clem started whining outside the room.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
So why should anyone care about the whinings of the press?
From US News ● Mar. 11, 2016
All kinds of vibrations now, high whinings and low rumbles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2011
For 15 years the midnight ocean is made hideous by the howls and whinings of the imprisoned first-mate.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the jolting hurt Old Yeller till sometimes he couldn’t hold back his whinings.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
For a' their prayers an' their praises, their aumuses, an' their penances, their whinings, their howlings, their rantings, an' their ravings, here they come at last!
From The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
