how to pronounce whiny

/ˈwaɪniː/

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whiny is pronounced in two syllables

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video examples of whiny pronunciation

An example use of whiny in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… know you don't feel good you're whiny I …”

meaning of whiny

Whiny means complaining or whining.

whiny frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word whiny occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics whiny can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that whiny can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;