Word: whined
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...began to tune out about halfway during her whine, nodding sympathetically but thinking instead about how much I wanted some McDonald's for dinner. Yet I stopped short in my meditation when I heard the words "I really hate this school." It was at that point that I realized why I don't stop when I see people crying in the yard, why I avoid people who are stomping to class and why I don't stick around when a friend's computer breaks or they lose a reserve book or their boyfriend dumps them for a Boston University woman...
...hate to hear people complain. Students at this school have a tendency to whine, moan and bitch when things just aren't going their way. "Why don't I have a love life" or "Why does my TF hate me?" seem to be two of the most popular questions at this school. Too many students seem to either be writing columns about their love life, yelling to the entire dining hall about their chemistry lab or grumbling about the stain on their T-shirt. It is not that I would mind the complaining so much if people here chose...
Last Saturday night, the Advocate initiated sonic warfare with the city of Cambridge. Deafening explosions roared under machine gun clatter, while the drone and whine of bombers and the piercing scream of air-raid sirens echoed through the streets. In just under two-and-a-half hours, city forces managed to infiltrate the Advocate stronghold and suppress the uprising, and Cambridge residents were able to return to the quiet safety of their beds...
...Last Saturday night, the Advocate initiated sonic warfare with the city of Cambridge. Deafening explosions roared under machine gun clatter, while the drone and whine of bombers and the piercing scream of air-raid sirens echoed through the streets. In just under two-and-a-half hours, city forces managed to infiltrate the Advocate stronghold and suppress the uprising, and Cambridge residents were able to return to the quiet safety of their beds...
...thing is very hard to ignore: Alicia Silverstone. No, guys, I'm not talking about her looks. I'm talking about her acting. As Adam's love interest, Eve is supposed to be a cynical woman disillusioned by love. Unfortunately, the only technique Silverstone has mastered is the "whine" of her Cher days. Whether she's sad, mad or emotionless, she whines (or looks like she wants to whine). In trying to appear cynical, Silverstone has refrained from acting. Her hair, done in child-like ringlets, is out of place for her world-weary character...