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Example sentences for "whined"

Lexicographically close words:
whimsically; whimsies; whimsy; whin; whine; whines; whinger; whining; whiniver; whinnied
  1. But it isn’t pleasant work at all,” whined a tiny bit of a weed.

  2. The good steed, in the adjoining room, pawed the floor restlessly, and every few moments the hounds stretched their heads straight up into the air, and whined in a most uncanny way.

  3. A pretty target that fire will make of us in the dark," whined the fellow.

  4. And it howled still louder the nearer they approached the top of the high Venn, whined round their carriage like an angry dog and hurled itself against the horses' chests.

  5. Their theme was our battery drill of some ten days before, a subject urged upon Flora by the mosquito-like probings of Madame's musically whined queries.

  6. Soon she cheerily whined again: "All day nothing but good luck, and at the end--this!

  7. What you are asking of me is unjust--and absurd," whined Wallingford.

  8. Three fifty," he lifelessly whined as he shoved it over, and the collector receipted the bill, dashing out with the same absurd self-assertiveness with which he had come in.

  9. Rip scarcely whined now, but turning his head rapidly from one side to the other, with a motion that seemed to become merely mechanical, he made a hoarse noise that was like a terrified and distressed growl half strangled in his throat.

  10. Jessie whined and whimpered, formed her mouth into the shape of an O, and, throwing up her head, emitted a vague and smothered howl.

  11. At number 400, Jessie whined pitifully in her basket, and her arched back quivered perpetually as her minute body expanded and contracted in the effort of breathing.

  12. I'd been drinkin' or I wouldn't have been such a fool," whined Miles.

  13. Now looka here," whined Calamity, "I never tried to queer anything for you, did I?

  14. And that's how I'm fixed," whined Squeaking Henry in conclusion.

  15. He whimpered and whined so persistently that the assistant drove him off, for he feared infection, and fancied he might be sickening for the plague.

  16. There are other nights," whined the Burman, "many of them in the passing of a year.

  17. The sickness is heavy upon me, my legs are loaded as with wet sand, and my mouth is parched like a rock in the desert," whined the Burman plaintively.

  18. He whined and cringed and writhed in his close corner.

  19. Edith whined and once Christine spoke, her clear still voice patient and resolute.

  20. Sobbing and whining the regiment marched slowly through the streets of Moscow, followed by troops of women and children, who sobbed and whined also.

  21. Each time it was struck the wolf whined but came on again, until at length, having had enough of little Boris and his sharp knife, it too slunk away and joined its companion, and the two trotted off towards the forest.

  22. There was a moment's pause, wherein the mongrel whined impatiently.

  23. Again there was silence for so long that the waiting dog, impatient of the delay, whined in soft protest.

  24. The homely mongrel whined a welcome to the little lad's appearance, and with his tail beat a friendly tattoo upon the kennel floor; but the woman spoke no word.

  25. Fingo whined as she passed, but she took no notice, being intent on the matter of relieving her pain.

  26. A "bush baby" curled in some distant clump of mimosa began to wail, and the dog that had followed his master from the farm whined uneasily.

  27. The cold sweat stood in beads on poor Pitichinaccio's brow; he whined and whimpered, and cursed the day he was born.

  28. Antonio," whined the old gentleman, "you know how I like you, how highly I esteem your talents.

  29. The trail was very fresh and the scent strong so that the other dogs sniffed the air and whined and whimpered in nervous eagerness.

  30. You may do as you like," whined the old lady; "people do dress more at hotels.

  31. I want that other song," whined the prince, just like any child.

  32. You fellers promised me ye wouldn't take me to Dunhaven, if I stopped fighting," whined Jaggers.

  33. I'm afraid I can't get across and keep my satchel," whined the older man, nervously.

  34. See here," whined Dan, "you're not going to take me to Dunhaven?

  35. And as he listened there came to him faintly a distant wailing sound that he knew was the voice from that world, and at the sound the hair rose along Kazan's spine, and he whined deep down in his throat.

  36. He placed him upon the sledge and the four huskies whined as they dragged on their burden, from which the smell of death came to them.

  37. Kazan, the one-eyed, whined under his breath, and the weight at Jan's heart grew heavier as the dog turned up his head to him in the starlight.

  38. I used to be a very hearty laugher," whined she; "but I haven't laughed this two years.

  39. My dear Snarl," whined he, "give us the benefit of your practiced judgment.

  40. Bruno licked the hand which took hold of his muzzle, and whined softly.

  41. Bruno did not move, but lay blinking at his mistress, and whined uneasily.

  42. The dog whined uneasily, and opened his eyes to stare about him, as if he had been half dreaming, and imagined there was something near.

  43. Gertrude, going on her knees beside the dog, and taking one of his paws, when the brute whined feebly, and made a faint effort to lick her hand.

  44. But these were not the sort of cases that the visiting ladies assisted; they only gave to those who were in a state of absolute squalor and destitution, and then only on condition that they whined and grovelled.

  45. Well, I suppose it can't be helped,' whined Misery.

  46. Let me hold the Pup," whined Sher Abi, spreading his shark mouth in a disinterested yawn.

  47. This is a long tale," whined Magh, sleepily.

  48. Kamerad," he whined, and even as he whined he lurched nearer and flung at McDermott a jagged, broken bottle.

  49. They stood there with every nerve on the strain, listening, while the dog whined uneasily, took a trot round the fire, and returned to the door, to stand with his head on one side again.

  50. Dallas nodded, and made a sign to his cousin to be silent, for the dog whined uneasily again, turning to the young man, thrusting his muzzle against his hand, and looking up at him as if waiting for orders.

  51. The dog whined softly, and the unpleasant odour of burning hair began to fill the place as his bushy tail was swept once into the glowing embers.

  52. He whined and jumped, stood and walked on his hind legs, lay on his back with his paws in the air, rigid as though he were dead.


  53. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "whined" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.