# whinin'

**Pronunciation:** WHININ'

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** 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.
- The situation became whinin' after the announcement.

## Common patterns

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

## Collocations

- whinin' behavior — The teacher calmly handled the whinin' behavior.
- whinin' tone — The email had an whinin' tone.

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