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whiningly
adverb
uk /ˈwaɪ.nɪŋ.li/ us /ˈwaɪ.nɪŋ.li/
(of a way of speaking) in an annoying way that shows that you are disappointed or unhappy:
It is not helpful to complain angrily and whiningly about a child's behaviour.
Instead of loudly and whiningly wishing that the problem would go away, why don't you do something about it?
It's the kind of project that could be whiningly self-indulgent, but in fact it's quite absorbing.
"Why should I do my homework? Every time I finish it, my teacher gives me more!" the boy said whiningly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
be/go on at someoneidiom
bellyaching
bemoan
bewail
brouhaha
bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
carping
clamour
complain
make noisesidiom
mutter
nag
pardon
remonstrate
representation
squawk
start on at someone
unreported
vituperation
whiner
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