Word: whining
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...less than the Santa Fe SUV. It doesn't surrender comfort or interior space for the sake of feeling sporty. The Tucson doesn't overimpress with styling; few cars in this category do. But the slightly pricier GLS version has a V-6, 2.7-liter engine that doesn't whine when the car is filled with four adults and luggage. It's practical almost to a fault.--By Bill Saporito
...part of the Cruise/Travolta club, but who am I to deprive him of his happiness? He did what he did because he wanted to find peace and joy, and if he’s making money, isn’t it a bit moronic to whine about how much cooler it (or I) was when I was the only one on the block who knew about...
Complaining is a Harvard student’s favorite pastime (see Stephen Fee’s Rant of the Week). I often gripe about Social Studies 10, and I feel totally justified. Yes, I would like some cheese with my “whine.” And feel free to call the “wah”-mbulance...
...wrote and directed last year. After describing Embedded’s cast of characters—shady pols leading the nation to war in Iraq, tamed journalists, and a trio of soldiers—Robbins could easily opine further on the heavy matters dealt with in the play, or whine about the very mixed reviews critics gave his theatrical production, which was a popular success. Instead, he wryly acknowledges the film industry’s unwritten rules and leaves it at that...
...epic, broad and slightly comic--Brechtian, in the best sense of the word. And Armstrong's adenoidal whine, backed up by the rhythm section's precise fury, keeps the concept from ever becoming pretentious--or Brechtian in the worst sense...