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
If you had whined and whimpered I should have let you go long since.
From The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath
He had called me "honourable sir" at every second sentence, and had whined at my elbow as he followed me from the grave of his "late wife" to the gate of Jim's compound.
From Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
"What can I do!" he had whined then.
From Clark's Field by Robert Herrick
