How to Use whining in a Sentence

whining

noun

• But the loud whining of the motor doesn’t sound out of place.
  — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
• How much of this is genuine concern for the game, and how much is self-serving whining?
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 May 2022
• There's no whining of a strained motor, no whiff of overheating parts.
  — Joe Ray, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021
• Twice a year there’s the whining and tantrums, like children who are being forced to get up an hour earlier or go to bed an hour later.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
• My mother’s patience was constantly put to the test by my brother’s and my constant whining.
  — Palabra, oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022
• Rear-seat occupants get a wide center armrest, an adjustable backrest, and reading lamps—all of which should keep the whining and fighting to a minimum.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
• Give me more of Esther’s enthusiastic screaming and less of Emy’s whining!
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021
• They are joined by a college intern (Jordan Pearson) who does his best to tune out their whining by working with headphones on, trying not to roll his eyes every time someone asks him to run to the vending machine.
  — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
• Despite the unseemly whining from Altitude, who botched these negotiations long ago, there are no victims in the TV dispute other than fans.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 27 July 2020
• Background interference, such as the weird whining and cracking of polar ice, is common in the recordings but also important in training algorithms to cut through the clamor of the sea and identify targeted sounds.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
• There was fast, percussive guitar strumming; earworm riffs; frenetic drumming; and melodies full of stadium-ready sing-along moments, delivered in a nasal style that flirted with whining and sometimes crossed over into yelling.
  — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 28 July 2023
• Concerns about Feinstein’s role in the upcoming confirmation process are not some petty, factional whining of disgruntled leftists.
  — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 24 Sep. 2020
• But the loud whining of the motor doesn’t sound out of place.
  — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
• How much of this is genuine concern for the game, and how much is self-serving whining?
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 May 2022
• There's no whining of a strained motor, no whiff of overheating parts.
  — Joe Ray, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021
• Twice a year there’s the whining and tantrums, like children who are being forced to get up an hour earlier or go to bed an hour later.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
• My mother’s patience was constantly put to the test by my brother’s and my constant whining.
  — Palabra, oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022
• Rear-seat occupants get a wide center armrest, an adjustable backrest, and reading lamps—all of which should keep the whining and fighting to a minimum.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
• Give me more of Esther’s enthusiastic screaming and less of Emy’s whining!
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021
• They are joined by a college intern (Jordan Pearson) who does his best to tune out their whining by working with headphones on, trying not to roll his eyes every time someone asks him to run to the vending machine.
  — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
• Despite the unseemly whining from Altitude, who botched these negotiations long ago, there are no victims in the TV dispute other than fans.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 27 July 2020
• Background interference, such as the weird whining and cracking of polar ice, is common in the recordings but also important in training algorithms to cut through the clamor of the sea and identify targeted sounds.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
• There was fast, percussive guitar strumming; earworm riffs; frenetic drumming; and melodies full of stadium-ready sing-along moments, delivered in a nasal style that flirted with whining and sometimes crossed over into yelling.
  — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 28 July 2023
• Concerns about Feinstein’s role in the upcoming confirmation process are not some petty, factional whining of disgruntled leftists.
  — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 24 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024