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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as in complaining
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as in whiny
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Recent Examples of whining
Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But allowing the whining of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and other SEC propagandists about the performances of teams like SMU and Indiana to hijack the conversation during the opening rounds of the Playoff this past season was not great for college football.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Ultimately, Janice tells Ross that his whining is too much and ditches him.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But allowing the whining of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and other SEC propagandists about the performances of teams like SMU and Indiana to hijack the conversation during the opening rounds of the Playoff this past season was not great for college football.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
The sales exceptions seem to be backlist dystopian fiction and books by and for the fascists, that is, right-wing memoir and culture war whining.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whining
Verb
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In my experience as an outfitter, Altra has always been my go-to suggestion whenever a customer walks in complaining about foot problems.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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Miami is awful, and everyone should’ve known it the minute their players were complaining that their joint practice with the Bears was too tough.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s upset some fans, especially the kind of whiny babies who never like anything.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Daniels is morose and whiny and Reynolds is hammy and over-the-top, which allows Stone to steal the movie, giving it its only modicum of zest and soul.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
Noun
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But that joy recently turned into constant crying.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Which is ironic considering that the smallest stations have typically avoided engaging with exactly the kind of national politics that have got the GOP crying bias.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His children can be heard screaming and crying in the video.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sound of this widow weeping echoes throughout this world like a battle cry.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are deep blue- and purple-hued flowers, trees with gentle, weeping branches, shrubs soft to the touch.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ellis could be heard moaning and could be seen lying on the ground.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This show is equal parts feel-good and pass-me-the-tissues-because-I’m-sobbing.—
Nikki Sternberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Whining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whining. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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