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How to use whiny in a sentence

12 example sentences · adjective

Whiny means whining; tending to whine or complain. Example: “She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.”

Examples of whiny by meaning

adjectiveWhining; tending to whine or complain.

  • She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.
  • Strakosh is played with a whinier accent than Mrs.1981 October 5, Haskel Frankel, “ROSALIND HARRIS IN 'FUNNY GIRL'”, in The New York Times
  • Grodin at his whiniest and Arthur Hiller, the veteran director of films as funny as The In-Laws and as unspeakable as Love Story.1990 August 17, Caryn James, “Review/Film; An Adman, His Filofax And a Thief”, in The New York Times

More sentences with whiny

  • Rudolph and Stella laugh hysterically as I sing along in a scratchy, whiny Chipmunk voice.2002, Craig Mracek, chapter I, in A Bohemian Odyssey. From the entry chipmunk voice
  • Then a high whiny sound, gradually diminishing, a sort of shush, and finally all is quiet.1975, Jill Wilson Cohn, Writing: the personal voice. From the entry belchy
  • It's too old-fashioned and has, to her mind, a slightly whiny sound, like the twang of a country and western guitar.2019 February 7, Elly Griffiths, The Stone Circle: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry laura
  • It is not the whiny, helpless, victimy kind of dependency.1999, John C. Friel, The 7 Worst Things Parents Can Do, →ISBN, page 41. From the entry victimy
  • Bouncy, peppy stuff with annoying tempo changes and whiny singing.1995, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, number 142. From the entry funkcore
  • God only knows what he actually talks to these folks about, and the only weakness on the image front is his unfortunately whiny, high-pitched voice.2003 June 29, Phil Ball, “The Game in Spain”, in The New York Times. From the entry voicist
  • So I will unfollow upon joining the DNP list" that's just being a whiny brat who hopes the artist will try and get you to stick around.2015 October 2, Kaitii, “About E621 removing my artworks.[DONE]”, in FurAffinity. From the entry e6
  • JD went from being a little emotionally needy to a whiny man-child and Elliot became every negative stereotype about women instead of her usual neurotic but lovable self.2009 June 7, tmc1982 [username], “Seasonal Rot – Television Tropes & Idioms”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet). From the entry flanderization
  • Davis, plush as ever, is a little whiny and underwhelming as Murray's girlfriend, who spends much of her time nurturing Quaid, doing his familiar sweet-natured lummox.1990 July 13, Rita Kempley, “‘Quick Change’ (R)”, in The Washington Post. From the entry underwhelming

Meaning of whiny

  1. adjective Whining; tending to whine or complain.
  2. adjective Having a nasally or high-pitched voice.

Full definition of whiny

Questions about whiny in a sentence

How do you use whiny in a sentence?
Whiny is used as an adjective. For example: “She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.”
What is a short sentence with whiny?
“Strakosh is played with a whinier accent than Mrs.”
What does whiny mean?
Whiny means whining; tending to whine or complain.

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