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also whiney
as in whining
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Recent Examples of whiny
The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Bearing the brunt of a 100-degree day and an insufferably whiny Annette at the beach, Daisy vents to João about the kitchen’s lateness.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Regarding the whiny editorial about Jewel-Osco coupons, just what’s the big deal?
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Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Yes, Dawson was whiny and moody and extremely self-centered, but so are a lot of teenagers.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Bearing the brunt of a 100-degree day and an insufferably whiny Annette at the beach, Daisy vents to João about the kitchen’s lateness.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Regarding the whiny editorial about Jewel-Osco coupons, just what’s the big deal?
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Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Yes, Dawson was whiny and moody and extremely self-centered, but so are a lot of teenagers.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiny
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Football coverage can also often be dominated by ex-players, bluntly exchanging unnecessarily strident views.
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In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.
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Although my bridge remained smoother, I was left with one side of my nose collapsed, a droopy tip, and even breathing difficulties—my nasal passages always felt kind of clogged.
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The move, which the agency touted as part of the president’s Great American Recovery Initiative, comes about three years after the FDA’s first approval of a nasal naloxone over-the-counter.
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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.
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The Dog Pound’s inhabitants will do more yelping than woofing.
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
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“Whiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiny. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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