whingeing
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| —vb , whinges, whingeing, whinged | |
| 1. | to cry in a fretful way |
| 2. | to complain |
| —n | |
| 3. | a complaint |
| [from a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsen] | |
| 'whingeing | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'whinger | |
| —n | |
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