WHINES Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

whines 1 of 2

noun

plural of whine

as in moans

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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whines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whine

as in complains

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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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that? — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The caterer’s dead daughter, Marketa, is sung by Vilma Jää, an ethno-pop performer whose forays into Finnish folk techniques have her slinging her voice up into thrillingly high engine-whines. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of moans

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If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.

— Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of complains

Noun

Despite high-profile billionaire departures and complaints about costs, California is pulling in more than $335 billion in venture capital — about ten times New York — fueled by an AI boom.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
City officials didn’t respond Wednesday to any of the complaints and concerns raised by the hoteliers.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of complaints

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Even if that number dips, the addition of Jaylen Waddle screams that Nix will throw at least 25 touchdowns.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
The hybrid system smooths some of the drivetrain’s low-speed behavior, but the single-clutch transmission still delivers a hearty shunt on full-throttle upshifts as the V8 screams toward 11,000 rpm.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Definition of screams

Noun

Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.

— Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments.

— Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of laments

Noun

At the hospital in Dollow, mothers sat shoulder to shoulder on narrow beds holding frail children, some too weak to cry while others let out soft whimpers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, a Gardena police officer responded to a report that there were whimpers and cries coming from a self-compacting trash can outside a church.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026

Definition of whimpers

Noun

Kyle Kuzma aired out his grievances with the NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement Friday and shot off some fireworks before the July Fourth weekend.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Her husband is jubilant at her return, but her friend Cee reacts very differently, and old grievances surface as the true price of Helen’s departure comes into focus.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026

Definition of grievances

Noun

His 2025 tape, WOMB, embodied this through his pensive grumbles over wispy vocal chops; each bar that cut through the fog was steeped in sober gravitas.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Beyond the pedestrianized streets and bike lanes, the familiar cacophony of drivers honking their frustration is, if anything, louder than ever — as are the grumbles from those who rely on buses now snarled in endless jams.

— Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026

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