whine
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc..
had whined
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past perfectof whine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They had gone toe-to-toe for more than three hours, neither had cracked, neither had whined about their mistakes or the other’s good shots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
Pax had whined and chewed at the rope the rest of the afternoon.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
But I had whined from the moment I met you, because I was sickly with egoism and loneliness and self-pity.
From The Gentleman from Indiana by Booth Tarkington
"What can I do!" he had whined then.
From Clark's Field by Robert Herrick
A heavy had whined into the yard just as a runner essayed a blind rush.
From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by A. Stanley Blicq
