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whiney

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Easily complaining or whining in an annoying or irritating manner.

Examples:

1. Stop being so whiney and deal with your problems like an adult.
2. She always has a whiney tone when she talks about her job.
3. The whiney child demanded another cookie.

Part of speech: Adverb

Definition: In a manner characterized by complaining or whining.

Examples:

1. She kept complaining whiney about the long wait at the doctor's office.
2. The movie was so boring, it made me whiney want to leave the theater.
3. They were always whiney late to dinner because they couldn't stop talking.

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