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

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

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