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Of Horns and Whines and the Humble Ear Plug Everybody talks about the vuvuzelas but nobody does anything about them.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2010

Whines the TV junkie: "Who says everything has to be real?"

From Time Magazine Archive

The Boy, thus, when his Sparrow's flown, The Bird in Silence eyes; But soon as out of Sight 'tis gone, Whines, whimpers, sobs and cries.

From The Beggar's Opera by Gay, John

Whines from several of the dogs made Fledra step inside, whence she glanced out misgivingly to see if she had been observed.

From From the Valley of the Missing by White, Grace Miller

Not while the shrewd salt gale Whines amid shroud and sail,   Above the rhythmic roll     And thunder of the seas.

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William