whining
Definitions
Verb
- Move with a whining sound
- Talk in a tearful manner
- Make a high-pitched, screeching noise
- Complain whiningly
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Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "whining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | working | 2 | 151 |
| 2 | waiting | 2 | 110 |
| 3 | watching | 2 | 76 |
| 4 | willing | 2 | 69 |
| 5 | walking | 2 | 54 |
| 6 | wearing | 2 | 47 |
| 7 | washing | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | swimming | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | wedding | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | winning | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | swinging | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | dwelling | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | sweeping | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | waving | 2 | 13 |
| 15 | swelling | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | waking | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | whirling | 2 | 10 |
| 18 | weeping | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | awaiting | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | switching | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | whipping | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | wiping | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | twirling | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | wailing | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | weaving | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | wishing | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | worrying | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | quitting | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | sweating | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | swirling | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | wetting | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | wording | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | quoting | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | swearing | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | swooping | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | twitching | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | wagging | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | waning | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | weaning | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | wheeling | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | whiting | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | whooping | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | wiring | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | quaking | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | quelling | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | swiping | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | waging | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | warring | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | weighting | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | welling | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | whaling | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | wheezing | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | whizzing | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | whopping | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | winging | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | buening | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | quashing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | quilling | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | quiring | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | quizzing | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | schwering | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | swapping | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | swatching | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | sweeting | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | swerling | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | swilling | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | swooning | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | tweaking | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | twining | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | wading | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | waiving | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | walling | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | wapping | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | wareing | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | waring | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | webbing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | weeding | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | wehling | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | wenning | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | werking | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | werling | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | werning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | whacking | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | whitting | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | widing | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | wieting | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | wiling | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | wining | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | wirsing | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | wissing | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | witching | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | witting | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | wooding | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | worthing | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | zwilling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "whining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | winning | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | shining | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | whirling | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | winnings | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | whiting | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | whirring | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | whitening | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | wincing | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | hinting | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | whizzing | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | wining | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | winings | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | twining | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | wininger | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | widening | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | whitting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | whitling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | whitings | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "whining" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "whining" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "whining" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "whining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 95
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Perspective | My 4-year-old won’t stop whining, no matter what I do. What’s the answer?
Oct 3, 2018 The Washington Post
Oct 3, 2018 The Washington Post
Trump whines ‘I wasn’t on the ballot’ as his candidates are crushed in midterms one after another
Nov 4, 2026 The Independent
Nov 4, 2026 The Independent
The art of whining: Scottie Scheffler and the upside of a good excuse
Jun 8, 2026 Australian Golf Digest
Jun 8, 2026 Australian Golf Digest
It’s Science: Whining really is the most annoying sound (for a very important reason)
Jul 11, 2026 Motherly
Jul 11, 2026 Motherly

