CEFR B1

whinin'

adjective

Meaning

Whinin' means long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying.

Examples

The writer described the response as whinin'.
A whinin' tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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whinin' (B1)

adjective

Definition

Whinin' means long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying.

Examples

The writer described the response as whinin'.
A whinin' tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became whinin' after the announcement.

How to Use whinin'

whinin' + noun (collocation): Use whinin' before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a whinin' reaction."
become whinin' (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became whinin' near the end."

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