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
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
Mark Petersen’s massive aquatic weed harvester is whining after logging 300 hours this spring, chopping and pulling out about 450,000 pounds of weeds from East Okoboji Lake.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2017
And that makes me smile because she totally is whining.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
