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also whiney
as in whining
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Recent Examples of whiny
No, because this is the NHL, where all the GMs are whiny babies and making trades is too hard.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Kids between 2 and 3 may become clingy and whiny, and some can even regress.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Instead of having the nerve to just say it, BSU put out vague, whiny press releases, apparently trying to minimize outrage on both sides.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Democrats, who tend to be whiny mopes, have never been more energized.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Kids between 2 and 3 may become clingy and whiny, and some can even regress.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Instead of having the nerve to just say it, BSU put out vague, whiny press releases, apparently trying to minimize outrage on both sides.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Democrats, who tend to be whiny mopes, have never been more energized.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiny
Adjective
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And during Francis’s papacy, the Vatican itself made strident efforts to cross geopolitical divides, devoting particular diplomatic attention to China.—
VICTOR GAETAN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Apr. 2025
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Perino, 52, is among the less strident Republican voices on Fox News.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For many people, eating something sweet is preferable to daily nasal sprays and allergy pills, for instance.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
10 May 2025
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Allergy treatment options include steroid nasal sprays, antihistamines, and immunotherapy.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.—
Stephen A. Smith,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Their bathroom floor also pooled with water after showering, and noise from other apartments, like the shrill beeps of a low-battery smoke detector next door, carried through the paper-thin walls.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 Apr. 2025
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As such, The Studio is shrill and talky, its chaotic scenes sparked by random performers like Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Olivia Wilde and Sarah Polley, all of whom want something from Remick.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Whiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiny. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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