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Get to know Whining better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like noisy or fretful.

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Whining meaning

present participle and gerund of whine

Synonyms of Whining

noisy fretful querulous whiney whiny complaining complaintive

Related words

Other words often associated with Whining or its synonyms:

protestant uncomplaining protesting grumbling clanging unquiet buzzing fidgety strident clattering blatant restless

Using Whining

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of whine
  • Useful related words include: noisy, fretful, querulous, whiney.
  • In the example corpus, whining often appears in combinations such as: whining about, whining and, the whining.

Context around Whining

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 2 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

stop 3× weak 1× overneedy 1× keep 1× weird 1× endless 1× points 1× constantly 1× motor 1×

Often after:

little 1× sessions 1×

Sentence patterns with Whining

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and constantly whining after she 1× basic points whining is bad 1× company without whining about his 1× electric motor whining and the 1× ever stop whining 1× he s whining about how 1× he s whining about it 1× jay is whining 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abigail learns his 1× at any rate 1× but i agree 1× but people have 1× china is massively 1× debate around children 1×

Common sentence endings:

about a client 1× about income inequality 1× better than expected 1× boarded a train 1× chores is good 1× different this time 1×

Words around Whining

Just before it in the word index:

whinhill 4 whinging 6 whinger 3 whingeing 5 whinge 9 whing 5

Just after it in the word index:

whinney 4 whinny 4 whinnying 2 whiny 29 whio 2 whip 781

Similar in corpus frequency:

acm 143 alfredo 143 anatomical 143 arbitrage 143 argus 143 auspicious 143

Corpus analysis for Whining

  • In this selection, "whining" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stop, weak, overneedy, little and sessions stand out and add context to how "whining" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and constantly whining after she and basic points whining is bad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whining" sits close to words such as acm, alfredo and anatomical, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whining

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Does he ever stop whining? (5 words)

Just whining to refs is not leadership. (7 words)

Then they will keep whining about income inequality. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

The stock jumped up by 24%+ after earnings, and is now up 110%+ since November, adding $250 billion to its market capJohn Gruber suggested that maybe Meta should maybe now stop “whining” about ATT! (34 words)

Debate around children's behaviour on public transport has now divided the nation, after one woman scathed a group of little ones for being loud and 'constantly whining' after she boarded a train. (33 words)

Even if the situation isn’t dire, someone trying to care for a two-week-old already has a full plate of overneedy whining to deal with without worrying about a client. (32 words)

Question examples

So, Patricia got him to work harder and be better and he’s whining about it? (16 words)

Does he ever stop whining? (5 words)

Exclamation examples

The stock jumped up by 24%+ after earnings, and is now up 110%+ since November, adding $250 billion to its market capJohn Gruber suggested that maybe Meta should maybe now stop “whining” about ATT! (34 words)

But, I agree with you on your basic points: whining is bad, and doing some chores is good! (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

Abigail learns his family has been in the policing business for about a Century; Sid feels he shouldn’t be whining but Frank doesn’t think Jay is whining.

China is massively in the wrong here, but very much like Japan,Taiwan are always such a bunch of weak whining little victim players.

Even if the situation isn’t dire, someone trying to care for a two-week-old already has a full plate of overneedy whining to deal with without worrying about a client.

For a few seasons now, the whining and complaining have been out of control, and it's no different this time.

If you’re paying for yourself he’s suggesting his company without whining about his ex is reward enough.

Just whining to refs is not leadership.

Keep bringing firearms to your whining sessions and we’ll eventually unleash professionals with firearms upon you.

Or at the very least, stop whining about paywalls.

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So, Patricia got him to work harder and be better and he’s whining about it?

Then they will keep whining about income inequality.

The stock jumped up by 24%+ after earnings, and is now up 110%+ since November, adding $250 billion to its market capJohn Gruber suggested that maybe Meta should maybe now stop “whining” about ATT!

The whining about “Socialism” these days from people that are literally benefiting from the very socialism that they complain of is ridiculous.

You might have noticed in the house this weird whining of the creature when you walk upstairs.

And there has been that endless whining about EVM manipulation which ended as soon as they discovered that they had done better than expected.

At any rate, you really need to stop trolling every damn Disney article with your whining.

But, I agree with you on your basic points: whining is bad, and doing some chores is good!

But people have a right to feel a bit peeved that he's whining about how his work is being changed when he himself hasn't even finished the books.

Debate around children's behaviour on public transport has now divided the nation, after one woman scathed a group of little ones for being loud and 'constantly whining' after she boarded a train.

Does he ever stop whining?

Even in EV mode it makes a ton of noise from the electric motor whining, and the 2.4-liter I4 isn’t exactly refined.

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Common combinations with whining

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whining" in a sentence?
An example: "Abigail learns his family has been in the policing business for about a Century; Sid feels he shouldn’t be whining but Frank doesn’t think Jay is whining." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "whining" from authentic English texts.
What does "whining" mean?
Whining means: present participle and gerund of whine
What are synonyms of "whining"?
Common synonyms of "whining" include: noisy, fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny, complaining, complaintive.
How many example sentences with "whining" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "whining", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.