Shannon Sharpe

Most people, they're dug in. 'Michael Jordan is the best player, and there's nothing LeBron can do.' A lot of people dug in that LeBron is whiny and he complains, he jumped teams, he wants all the best players. And once you have your mind made up on a particular topic, there's no moving you off of that.

American Athlete

Jane Seymour

I don't waste any time at all. I have no time at all for people who are being very negative or people who are very whiny or people who feel sorry for themselves. I tend to go to them and just say, you don't understand how incredible life is and how precious it is.

English Actress

Margaret Heffernan

I don't mind if the couple next to me is tense or the kids are whiny. I'd even be happy to hear an honest argument, evidence of thinking. I'd like to know these teeth-perfect families don't just buy each other stuff but just occasionally can talk to one another.

American Businesswoman

Matt Bevin

Everybody is welcome to come to dinner, but there's going to be the adult table and the kids' table. Whiny people who want to throw food and make noise and interrupt and be rude and act like children, they can sit at the kids' table.

American Politician

Diana Gabaldon

People ask me why I write strong women, and I say, 'Well, I don't like stupid ones.' Who would want to read about weak and whiny women? Are they people who assume women are weak and whiny? If so, why do they think that?

American Author

Eli Roth

I think filmmakers, in general... There are some awesome, really great filmmakers - but on the whole, filmmakers, actors, I think they are the biggest bunch of whiny, over-paid babies on the planet.

American Director

Jonathan Davis

The kids out there want something they can relate to, something that's real; most of that whiny stuff isn't real. The cheesy pop songs just bore me to death.

American Musician

Christina Aguilera

I hate working out - I have to mentally push myself through it. I can get very whiny, saying things like, 'I can't do it!

Petra Collins

When a woman is anything but pleasant, she is labeled as whiny, hysterical, etc.

Canadian Artist

Carol Lynley

American Actress

The word 'whiny' often implies that the speaker lacks patience and is emotionally affected by the sound.

Emotional Impact

'Whiny' is not a compliment and can suggest weakness or irritability in a person's behavior or voice.

Negative Perception

Be cautious using 'whiny' to describe people; it can be seen as rude or judgmental.

Context Sensitivity

'Whiny' can express that someone is not only complaining but doing so in an especially annoying way.

Convey Frustration

Using 'whiny' communicates a subtle disapproval of the way someone is expressing themselves.

Subtle Disapproval

In some cultures, being direct is preferred, and 'whiny' ways can be especially disliked.

Cultural Nuance

 happy there's a good reason that dogs are wired to get worried when they aren't getting all the attention one possibility is that jealousy evolved in species that have multiple young competing for parental resources such as food care and affection being a little whiny can seriously improve your odds

Jealousy Bites PIPE Brain...

 Now, in the physical world, such persuasion architectures are kind of limited, because you can only put so many things by the cashier. Right? And the candy and gum, it's the same for everyone, even though it mostly works only for people who have whiny little humans beside them.