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as in whining
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Recent Examples of whiny
Of course, the girls are extra whiny and L. ends up needing her diaper changed at 12:58 p.m.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 29 July 2024
In the television show, Gyllenhaal’s Sabich is whiny, impulsive, and insistent on his own righteousness.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
In earlier show appearances, Aegon comes off like a typical whiny teen, entitled, oblivious to the political intrigues around him, masturbating out a window of the Red Keep.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 17 June 2024
Jack is doing a really annoying voice in it — high and shaking and whiny with a weird, almost Police-like inflection.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 29 July 2024
In the television show, Gyllenhaal’s Sabich is whiny, impulsive, and insistent on his own righteousness.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
In earlier show appearances, Aegon comes off like a typical whiny teen, entitled, oblivious to the political intrigues around him, masturbating out a window of the Red Keep.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 17 June 2024
Jack is doing a really annoying voice in it — high and shaking and whiny with a weird, almost Police-like inflection.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for whiny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiny
Adjective
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For years, politicians have made increasingly strident promises to curb migration to the UK; for the most part, those promises have fallen short.Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
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However, Harris' strident support for Volodymyr Zelensky and his country's battle against Vladimir's Putin's invasion won recognition from security experts.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Following a review of available data, the agency determined that phenylephrine, when taken orally, does not actually work as a nasal decongestant.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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And for the love of all things nasal, keep your fingers (and tweezers) out of there!Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
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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.Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
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In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction.Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
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The frequency range of the FT1 is wide, but the treble never sounds shrill and the bass never booms or imposes on the mids.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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The shrill blast of the whistle signaled their departure, and the locomotive strained to pull away from the station, making the carriage jolt.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Whiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiny. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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