Whinge definition
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
verb
To complain.
verb
A whine or complaint.
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A complaint.
noun
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To whine.
verb
To whine.
verb
Origin of whinge
- Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen from Old English hwinsian
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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").
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