whiner

noun

Definition of whinernext
1
as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things don't be a whiner—the hike's not that difficult

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2
as in crab
an irritable and complaining person among the hospital staff the patient in 504 had acquired a reputation for being a whiner

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Recent Examples of whiner There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession. — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop. — FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Never mind the man himself, who, anyway, emerges as something of a whiner and malcontent. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025 No one likes a draft-day whiner. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiner
  1. complainer
  2. crab
  3. baby
  4. bear
  5. crybaby
  6. crank
Noun
  • My ‘Deborah Vance Show senior writer’ persona was kind of a rude complainer with an incipient alcohol problem.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of complainer
Noun
  • The idea of recycling lobster, crab, or shrimp shells isn’t exactly new.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Try Hwahaedang for crab with roe and hotpot rice, or book Mingles for fine dining.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of crab
Noun
  • The baby was found in the rubble and hospitalized at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, where military lawyer Joshua Mast decided with his wife to adopt her.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • One woman, her baby and young daughter in tow, struggled to find the right courtroom.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of baby
Noun
  • The volunteers set a humane trap to lure Luna in using the scent of her family, since using food could attract other wildlife like bears.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Most bears are out there catching salmon, digging through dumpsters and scavenging for berries.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bear
Noun
  • The financier Carl Icahn, Ackman’s longtime nemesis and business rival, famously denounced him as a self-righteous crybaby.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
Definition of crybaby
Noun
  • Despite being a weird device with a black-and-white screen and a crank jutting out the side, the Playdate has managed to cultivate a strong and constantly growing library of games.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Many spent their days suspended from steel cables, raised and lowered along the mountainside by hand cranks.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Whiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiner. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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