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whinge
[hwinj, winj] 
–verb (used without object), whinged, whing⋅ing. British and Australian Informal.
| to complain; whine. |
Origin:
bef. 1150; dial. (Scots, N England), earlier Scots quhynge, OE hwinsian (not recorded in ME); c. OHG winsōn (G winseln); deriv. of Gmc base of whine
bef. 1150; dial. (Scots, N England), earlier Scots quhynge, OE hwinsian (not recorded in ME); c. OHG winsōn (G winseln); deriv. of Gmc base of whine
Related forms:
whinger, noun
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| whinge (hwĭnj, wĭnj) intr.v. whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly British To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. [Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.] whing'er n., whing'ing·ly adv. |
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