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whinings

  • plural
    of whining.
    whining
    adjective
    uttering a nasal, complaining cry, as from peevishness, discontent, uneasiness, etc..

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So why should anyone care about the whinings of the press?

From US News ● Mar. 11, 2016

All kinds of vibrations now, high whinings and low rumbles.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2011

For 15 years the midnight ocean is made hideous by the howls and whinings of the imprisoned first-mate.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the jolting hurt Old Yeller till sometimes he couldn’t hold back his whinings.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

The dogs were so far restrained, by the remonstrances of the old man, as to confine their noise to low but often-repeated whinings.

From The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper