Whinge Definition

wĭnj, hwĭnj
whinged, whingeing, whinges, whinging
verb
To whine.
Webster's New World
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
American Heritage
To complain.
Webster's New World
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To whine.
Wiktionary
noun
A whine or complaint.
Webster's New World

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A cry.

Wiktionary
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A complaint.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Whinge

Noun

Singular:
whinge
Plural:
whinges

Origin of Whinge

  • From Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian (“to whine"), from Proto-Germanic *hwinisōnÄ… (“to whine"), from Proto-Germanic *hwÄ«nanÄ… (“to whizz, rush, swoosh, whine, hiss"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper"). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper").

    From Wiktionary

  • Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen from Old English hwinsian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Whinge Sentence Examples

  • It 's easy to carp and whinge about things when they go wrong, but we often forget to mention when things go right.

  • Whinge when you want to Don't hold back negative feelings inside where they'll just fester.

  • Whinge a bit then step up right to finish - the crux.

  • I was involved in a general whinge the other day, about how jeans do n't last as they long as they used to.

  • The youngest daughter of the Osbourne dynasty has taken the time out to have another little whinge about how awful her life is.

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Words Starting With

WWHWHI

Words Ending With

EGENGE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With W6 Letter Words Ending With E