whine
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc..
will whine
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future tenseof whine.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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For example, a 2021 article in Current Zoology reports that dogs will whine in ways which companions find annoying because their owners unintentionally condition them by providing rewards after hearing those unpleasant sounds.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2023
Which means they will claim boredom, and more than likely they will whine about it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2020
Players will whine and scream – and adjust very quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2019
Critics will whine, as they always do, that high-speed rail can’t pay for itself.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2019
There, now you see he will whine and bark to be let out again.
From A Fountain Sealed by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
