as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society
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Noun
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The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025 -
Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Silverman joined the parade with a lament about the changing times.—
Paul Harris,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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But where Knight of Cups often drifts along in a generalized fog of melancholy, Blanchett actually makes the film’s lament for shattered relationships and thwarted potential actually hurt.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Historian Heather Cox Richardson, in her regular post for March 30, notes a similar procession of this complaint.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The complaint is based on the Intertek and SGS testing results provided in September.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So is Aaron Judge, who couldn’t believe all the fuss that was being made over the Yankees’ new wood.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Newsom appears to have fully retreated on trans-inclusive athletics, conceding to right-wing propagandists Charlie Kirk and Michael Savage without a fuss in the first two episodes of Newsom’s podcast earlier this month.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Forced into closed quarters, the siblings must confront and work through unresolved grievances that had been building for years.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Offset slid into to Jess Hilarious‘ DMs to call her out after the comedian took aim at his tumultuous split from Cardi B. During her sit-down on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe, the Breakfast Club co-host didn’t hold back, criticizing the estranged couple for airing their grievances online.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Miserere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miserere. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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