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whine
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whine something out
to say something in a whine; to say something, using a whine for a voice. She whined her complaint out so everyone could hear it. Jake whined out his usual complaints.
See also: out

whine about someone or something

to whimper or complain about someone or something. Please don't whine about Sally. She is sorry she couldn't come to your party, but it's not the end of the world. The dog is whining about its hurt paw.


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A whiny housewife with eight kids and a cheating husband appears on the cover of People magazine more times than I can count and co-hosts The View.
As I was talking to my friend on one of our many catching up sessions, I started telling her how hard I am finding it to write a book good enough for a perfectionist (the perfectionist being none other than yours truly) I don't know whether it was my sad and whiny voice or the fact that she knows that I am my worst critic.
 
 
 
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