whinings

noun

plural of whining
as in whines

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  1. whimpers
  2. cries
  3. howls
  4. squalls
  5. groans
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
  • Suskind, a cochlear implant surgeon and professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Chicago, says for years the waiting room in her practice would be a cacophony of baby cries and toddler screeches.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • Lost in all their cries is that many soccer experts believe that Balogun’s move did not merit a red card.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of cries
Noun
  • Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of howls
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
Definition of squalls
Noun
  • The groans that greeted Haaland’s withdrawal midway through extra time were telling.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
Definition of groans
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