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Definition of whiningnext
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as in complaining

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as in whiny

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noun

as in crying

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verb

present participle of whine
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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Recent Examples of whining
Noun
This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Tail wagging, happy whining, and excited greetings when your husband comes home tell me Eddie likes him. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
The driver is seen singing happily to himself, then glancing out his window with a slight look of concern as the sound of the jet’s whining engines begins on the recording. — ABC News, 4 June 2026 In other words, the league no longer wants to be in the business of fining people for playing Cody Williams and John Konchar in the fourth quarter, or listening to other GMs whining about it. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for whining
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whining
  1. complaining
  2. whiny
  3. crying
  4. screaming
  5. protesting
  6. weeping
  7. moaning
  8. whimpering
Adjective
  • An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • And before the perpetually whiny and moronic peanut gallery says that sports teams have special nights all the time, that’s true, but celebrating heritage, or veterans who fought and died for this country is just an eency weency bit different than force-feeding the gay agenda at a ball game!
    — Tomi Lahren OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • An assortment of fake-looking whiny babies in flashy hippie outfits accompany a Lennon rant about the counterculture’s post-’60s disillusionment.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 May 2026
Definition of whiny
Noun
  • After Messi and his team's loss to Saudi Arabia in November 2022, the athlete told reporters, per The Mirror, that Mateo left the stadium crying.
    — Karli Bendlin, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • This is not the kid-crying, shoulder-to-shoulder type of resort; outside of newer guests, there are families who have been coming here for years and understand the groove of it all, from toddlers to teenagers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • From the outset of the selloff earlier this year, Jim Cramer was screaming from the rooftops that cyber should never have been lumped into run-of-the-mill enterprise software.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • There were no vendors hawking bootleg royal-wedding merch, no screaming lines of fans, not even that many impromptu sing-alongs (some were solicited by journalists looking for content).
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 July 2026
Definition of screaming
Adjective
  • The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces.
    — The Hill, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of protesting
Noun
  • The latter was the leader of a failed uprising against the ruling Elizabeth 1, and the weeping stag was often used as a symbol adopted by the Earl’s supporters.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • Kimiya was closest, sprawled across the floor weeping, debris swirling around her.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Definition of moaning
Noun
  • After the particularly disturbing Game 3 loss, when the Avs lost for only the second time in 76 playoff games when leading by three goals, Colorado resorted to whimpering.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • How to Watch North Carolina at Syracuse Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina head coach is winding to a whimpering close, but an ACC win over Syracuse under the Friday Night Lights would sure turn some frowns upside down at Chapel Hill.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of whimpering

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