to whine
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2.8
- verb
- /waɪn/
- Informal
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- "It's all there, but it doesn't seem to make sense," I whined to my friend.
- whine and complain
- hear someone whine
They see that you bounce back, that you don't whine, wallow, complain.
- They see that you bounce back, that you don't whine, wallow, complain.
- We didn't admire people who whined and muelled.
- But you know, it's, it's people are going to fucking whine and moan no matter what.
- The second was that they felt like the main character whined too much about being a hoe.
- It says never whine, never complain, never make excuses.
- No more pointless Tuesday morning meetings and no one whinging if you return late from lunch.
- You think that's where my, like, loyalty is, is like to whine above all the things.
- If things don't go our way, we don't have the luxury of whining to get further ahead.
- Let's stop whining, Let's stop complaining.
- Some people just love to bitch and whine, don't they?
- They blame, they whine, they complain.
Examples
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But I don't believe that the answer for men is to whine and complain, right?
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Don't whine, for God's sake, girl.
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Now, the point is, the media loves to whine about young people not voting.
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And let's spend less time whining about it, less time talking about it.
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To you, I say, stop whining!
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She whined until her parents bought her the phone she wanted.
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"You gotta wait so long for a cab in Philadelphia," she whines, taking it as a personal insult.
Fiction book (1993) -
Children far too young to understand the concert begin whining, demanding appeasement.
Academic text (2010) -
If things don't go our way, we don't have the luxury of whining to get further ahead.
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She began to whine about her heavy workload during the meeting.
Synonyms
311
8.1
To complain a lot in an annoying way
177
1.0
To make a low, long sound to show pain, discomfort, or displeasure
140
3.7
To speak quietly so others cannot hear, often to complain
41
3.7
To complain quietly in a low voice
38
5.6
To complain repeatedly about small things
14
9.0
Talk loudly for a long time while complaining
11
7.4
To complain in a whining, tearful way
8
9.6
To complain a lot in an annoying way
7
6.0
To complain loudly in a way that annoys other people
6
4.1
To complain quietly about something you do not like
5
8.1
To complain in an annoying way about small things
4
6.3
To make quiet complaining sounds under your breath
4
9.9
To complain a lot about small things and annoy others
4
9.9
To complain often about small things
3
7.7
To complain in a weak, whining voice
1
4.1
Make a low sound or complain to show you are annoyed at something
1
6.8
To complain a lot in an annoying way
To make a long, high, sad noise like crying
To complain in a sulky, childish way about small things
Make a loud, rough sound like a shout to show anger or complaint
To complain quietly because you are unhappy
Antonyms
How Complaining
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whine comes from a very old English word that copied a long, high sound, like buzz or hiss. So to whine now also means 'to complain' in a high, annoying voice because the sound of that voice is like the original noisy sound.