as in moan
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
the perennial whine that movies aren't as good as they used to be
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as in to complain
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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Recent Examples of whine
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
The night was punctuated with the chilling whine of approaching drones that slammed into residential areas, exploded and sent balls of orange flames into the dark during the 10-hour barrage.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That is, until you are subjected to the relentless whine of mosquitoes.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
The night was punctuated with the chilling whine of approaching drones that slammed into residential areas, exploded and sent balls of orange flames into the dark during the 10-hour barrage.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
Common signals include sniffing, circling, squatting, or whining.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whine
Noun
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Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan.—
Tom Duszynski,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Later that day, the parents of other dancers and talent-show participants complained that my afro had covered up their kids on-screen.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To date, none of the criminal complaints filed in this case mention any anti-gay text messages, social media posts or comments made by the defendants, whose communications were being secretly monitored and taped by undercover informants and agents.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Shah said the news has led to over 500 complaints.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Chuck and Jim loved the sounds of spaghetti westerns, an influence instantly recognizable in the war-cry screaming sound that permeates his score.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Left to die, breathless and alone, Invisigal chokes while Robert screams from the other end of the comms.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Somehow, in honoring the group’s women, from the rageful housewife Margie (Betsy Aidem) to the radical author Celeste (Kristolyn Lloyd), Flood’s outpouring becomes a lament.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – AOC weighs in after Republican laments 'humiliation' of Mamdani campaigning in Arabic.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Headphone Deals For those deeply entrenched in the Apple ecosystem who want headphones that just work without all the fuss, the Beats Solo 4 make sense, even more so with a $70 discount.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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And yet he’s still getting used to all the fuss.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The uprisings across the region stem from domestic grievances, but that isn’t the whole story.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Dean Kalea Benner decided to file an official grievance naming herself as the primary complainant, Adams said.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the partnership has died with a whimper, with Disney not even putting out a statement to mark its passing.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani’s two-run homer in the seventh, his sixth of the playoffs, was but a slight whimper of protest.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Whine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whine. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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