whine
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc..
is whining
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present progressiveof whine (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Stanford University law professor Robert Gordon simply said Durham is "whining."
From Salon ● May 19, 2023
Their superpower this time around is whining at the tops of their voices.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
“No one is whining about fame, we are pointing out how we are dehumanized and our safety suffers.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2019
We don’t actually see Arnold and Ed onstage together until they’re on the verge of breaking up, by phone, months later; Ed is dating a woman, and Arnold is whining and sassing.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 5, 2018
Zizmo roars again, and now the engine is whining, the ice is whizzing by underneath the car.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
