Whineling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whineling is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Whiny; plaintive.
Meaning
(obsolete) Whiny; plaintive.
Example Sentences
Half swells, then sinks, like fails of ships becalm'd, A dry, dead, sweet — man's mummied voice embalm'd. Shame on the whineling, sleep-inducive, tone!
If she be sluttish, pieuish, and vntoward, Wilful,and wanton, lazie, curst,and sullen, Franticke, and foolish, whineling, and froward, And scarce can make a threed of russet wollen, But must be taught how to put vp her pullen: To haue a wench well followed with such fits, Would make a poore man halie beside his wits.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whingey, whimpery, snivelly, whistly, whuffly, yowly.
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