intransitive verb
whinged, whinge′ing- to whine
- to complain
Origin of whinge
Old English hwinsian from Germanic an unverified form hwinis?jan a whine or complaint
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whinge
intransitive verb
whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly BritishTo complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
Origin of whinge
Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen from Old English hwinsianRelated Forms:
- whing′er
noun
- whing′ing·ly
adverb
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present whinges, present participle whinging or whingeing, simple past and past participle whinged)
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To whine.
Anagrams
Origin
From Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian (“to whine"), from Proto-Germanic *hwinisÅnÄ… (“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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