Except and Whine

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Usage example: I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living

Whine and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whine" instead a verb "Except".

Whine

Whine verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.

Except and whine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Whine".

Nearby Words: whined, whining, whin

Both words in one sentence

  • Wounded Gazelle Gambit However, Amy uses this to whine about her being mean, and everyone except Jasmine turns on Samey.
  • Film / Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Foreshadowing: All over the movie, but this takes the cake:Etta Place: ...I'll go with you, and I won't whine, and I'll sew your socks, and I'll stitch you when you're wounded, and I'll do anything you ask of me except one thing.
  • Fan Fic / My Immortal Ebony and friends basically do nothing except whine while Dumbledore flies in to save them every time things get out of hand.
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