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whinge
/ ɪԻ /
verb
- to cry in a fretful way
- to complain
noun
- a complaint
Derived Forms
- ˈɳԲ, noun
- ˈɳԲԲ, nounadjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɳԲ· noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of whinge1
Example Sentences
The likes of Ellis Genge might whinge and moan about former pros not understanding what it takes, but unfortunately they do because they have been successful in the past and won trophies.
Clarke-Smith dismissed the complaint as "a bit of a whinge... No-one is pretending to be an MP".
"This is not a whinge, it's not about me, it's more for other people. Not everybody has got a conventional CV which sees you working up the management ladder."
Dr Shaw said the police investigation found messages the couple exchanged with each other in September in which Castle told her husband Leiland-James was an "absolute moaning whinge bag", but she needed to "stop smacking him because if I start it wont stop".
You will whinge to the school and demand meetings and they will say they hear your concern and nothing will happen,’ ” he said.
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What doeswhinge mean?
Whinge means to complain or whine.
Whinge is primarily used in the U.K. and Australia.
Like whine, whinge can mean to make a whining noise (often as part of complaining), or to complain with such a tone, or simply to complain in a way that’s considered annoying. When you say that someone’s whinging, you’re criticizing them because they’re complaining in an annoying way, especially about something minor.
Whinge can also be used as a noun referring to a complaint, but this use is much less common than its verb sense.
The variant spelling winge is primarily used in Australia.
Example: John’s mother told him not to whinge about having to spend time with his relatives.
Where doeswhinge come from?
The first records of the word whinge come from before 1150. The word comes from the Old English word hwinsian, meaning “to whine” (the word whine is related).
The word whinge can indicate that such complaining is being done in a whiny voice, but more often it simply implies that the complaining is unnecessary or too frequent. The word whinge is often followed by the word about and the thing being complained about, as in Please stop whinging about having to go to work—I wish I had a job!
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What are some other forms related to whinge?
- winge (variant spelling)
- whinging (continuous tense verb, noun)
- whinger (noun)
What are some synonyms for whinge?
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How iswhinge used in real life?
Whinge is informal. It’s always used negatively.
Now every time a columnist whinges about bike lanes, we have a handy metric to add context. We have 42km of lanes and shared-use paths vs. 11,091km of roads, alleys, highways and freeways.
That's 0.37 per cent.
— Tim Querengesser (@timquerengesser)
I know it sucks for you guys and I do feel for you all. If I stopped whinging about everything because someone has it worse than me I would never have anything to tweet about lol
— FreoLou⚓♏ (@FreoLou)
I don't like VAR. I also get annoyed with " experts" who complain about ref's, demand more VAR then whinge about it ruining the game.
— les h matthews (@leshmatthews)
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Is whinge used correctly in the following sentence?
It’s no use sitting there whinging—get up and do something about it!
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