Emily is verywhiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.
1981 May 10, Haskel Frankel, “ROSALIND HARRIS IN 'FUNNY GIRL'”, inThe New York Times[1]:
Mrs. Strakosh is played with awhinier accent than Mrs. Brice.
1990 August 17, Caryn James, “Review/Film; An Adman, His Filofax And a Thief”, inThe New York Times[2]:
But everyone else seems to have phoned in the film, including Mr. Grodin at hiswhiniest and Arthur Hiller, the veteran director of films as funny asThe In-Laws and as unspeakable asLove Story.
2000 January 24, Stephen Holden, “MUSIC IN REVIEW: CABARET; Turning 1960's Innocence Into 90's Toughness”, inThe New York Times[3]:
It takes nerve for a singer to dig out awhiny teenage lament from the early days of rock 'n' roll and transform it into a sexy, slow-burning torch song for adults.
