whine
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc..
had been whining
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past perfect progressiveof whine.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Ever since Old Man's Creek, Bennett had been whining about the fine suit of clothes and the two expensive law books he'd lost, demanding that the state of Illinois pay for them.
From Shaman by Robert Shea
Bello had been whining at the door, and as Frau von Paradies opened it, he bounded to his mistress, caressing her with his paws, and licking her hands.
From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
On the steps he caught up his three children and realised it was they who all the time had been whining and whimpering in the hall.
From Atlantis by Adele Szold Seltzer
I guess Kiddy had been whining to him about how I’d worried him.
From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Arthur Stanwood Pier
