whinge

[ winj, hwinj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, British and Australian Informal.

, whinged, whing·ing.

to complain; whine.

whinge

/ wɪndʒ /

verb

to cry in a fretful way
to complain

noun

a complaint

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Derived Forms

ˈwhinger, noun
ˈwhingeing, nounadjective

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Other Words From

whing·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whinge¹

First recorded before 1150; dialectal Scots, North England, earlier Scots quhynge, Old English hwinsian (not recorded in Middle English ); cognate with Old High German winsōn ( German winseln ); derivative of Germanic base of whine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whinge¹

from a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsen

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Example Sentences

You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's.

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