whinings

plural of whining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whinings
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
Noun
  • Such efforts at avoidance would lead to cries to apply payroll taxes to non-salary incomes such as dividends.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • When Judge Miguel De La O announced his decision, an audible gasp and cries could be heard from Bland inside the courtroom.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Cold rain fell in an endless drizzle, broken only by harder squalls.
    Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • Still, the night had enough laughs, groans and tender moments to keep things interesting.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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“Whinings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whinings. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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