as in screaming
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather
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as in complaining
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as in whiny
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Recent Examples of whining
Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But allowing the whining of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and other SEC propagandists about the performances of teams like SMU and Indiana to hijack the conversation during the opening rounds of the Playoff this past season was not great for college football.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The latest generation is supposedly weak and prone to whining about having to get the job done.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Ultimately, Janice tells Ross that his whining is too much and ditches him.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But allowing the whining of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and other SEC propagandists about the performances of teams like SMU and Indiana to hijack the conversation during the opening rounds of the Playoff this past season was not great for college football.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The latest generation is supposedly weak and prone to whining about having to get the job done.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whining
Verb
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DeWanna Bonner earned a technical foul with six minutes remaining for complaining after a no-call on a second-chance attempt.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Not that Siegler is complaining.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When Lost writers decided to bring two of the also-crasheds to the forefront, no one could have predicted how grating the pair's whiny inanity would become.—
Marc Snetiker,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
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That’s upset some fans, especially the kind of whiny babies who never like anything.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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That revelation—learning that uncontrollable crying wasn’t her personality but neurological damage—became another layer of self-compassion.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
10 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the firing of weapons, beyond the screaming and crying that comes with injuries and loss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The crowd Toronto killed with six early runs revived into a living, screaming organism, cheering the Blue Jays’ compiling collapse.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, this Prime Day (which takes place on October 7 and 8) there are a handful of screaming hot deals on everything from tents to sleeping bags to multitools and more.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last year, Silverio received a call through his organization’s 24/7 hotline from a weeping mother who had gone to a fire station to surrender her baby and found the station empty.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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As church members left the multiplex theater reunification site, some rushed to family and friends waiting outside, hugging and weeping.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There’s something moaning in the background.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This show is equal parts feel-good and pass-me-the-tissues-because-I’m-sobbing.—
Nikki Sternberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Whining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whining. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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