Verb (used without object) : The puppies were whining from hunger. ,He is always whining about his problems. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : I whined my litany of complaints. From Dictionary.com.
Carson was almost whimpering, calling whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of Blue Lake Ranch] Reference
Then he turned toward Hugh, to say, almost whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey] Reference
"You want to remember I'm an American," he was saying whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
And - she says whiningly - we love our lives the way they are now!. From Wordnik.com. [big step forward] Reference
"Marty won't go to school no more," her aunt complained, whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Day at Poketown] Reference
"How do I explain that to the Council of the Great Mothers?" said Maixpe whiningly to the eldest son of the Cokaze clan. From Wordnik.com. [Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York] Reference
About a year after, as I was returning to my house, after nightfall, I was solicited by a beggar, who whiningly asked me for charity. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859] Reference
The way insurance company executives whiningly explain that they only take 16% off the top of premiums for their work show us that they know this. From Wordnik.com. [The Elephant in the Room: My Meeting With Senator Baucus] Reference
To avoid payment, he would always promise generously; but, when it came to drawing a check, he whiningly protested that five hundred was five, three hundred three, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [The Scarlet Feather] Reference
The answer is given whiningly, and in a thin voice. From Wordnik.com. [Through Russia] Reference
The child gave one great yawn, and whiningly dropped the sugar rag. From Wordnik.com. [Tess of the Storm Country] Reference
My young friend really set his shoulder to the wheel, and did not call upon Hercules whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2] Reference
He must needs have his morning punch just so, and complained whiningly of Scipio if some perchance were spilled on the glass. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Carvel — Complete] Reference
There were nine verses, and he drawled through them all, hanging whiningly on the nasal notes in the fashion of the untrained singer. From Wordnik.com. [The Blazed Trail] Reference
"Oh, Natalie!" he gabbled whiningly; "don't listen to him. From Wordnik.com. [Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest] Reference
A whiningly speculative and manipulative tear. uhm stay at home. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
A wild yelp, wriggled himself past the other two, and whiningly crouched at her feet. From Wordnik.com. [Rose O'Paradise] Reference
The plan seemed too complicated for Mervin to follow, and he asked whiningly, "Why don't we just leave this town?. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
Will you see to it, Malcolm? "she whiningly inquired. From Wordnik.com. [Self-Raised] Reference
He swore long and whiningly, half aloud. From Wordnik.com. [Three Soldiers] Reference
Mr. Fits obeyed, next remarking whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [The Grammar School Boys Snowbound or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports] Reference
"I'm not a fightin 'man," he whiningly explained. From Wordnik.com. [Smoke Bellew] Reference
Jest you remember that, "he said whiningly. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Redwoods] Reference
Late -- and wee-e-e -- moul "(whiningly). From Wordnik.com. [Strange Visitor] Reference
All children say this, repeatedly, whiningly, annoyingly. From Wordnik.com. [Back to the Garden] Reference
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