whinge
[ winj, hwinj ]
Origin of whinge
1First recorded before 1150; dialectal Scots, North England, earlier Scots quhynge, Old English hwinsian (not recorded in Middle English ); cognate with Old High German winsōn (German winseln ); derivative of Germanic base of whine
Other words from whinge
- whing·er, noun
Words Nearby whinge
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How to use whinge in a sentence
People whinging in front of courthouses about “personal liberties” that actually haven’t existed since the 1970s should have been told to kick rocks.
You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's.
Ulysses | James Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for whinge
whinge
/ (wɪndʒ) informal /
verbwhinges, whingeing or whinged (intr)
to cry in a fretful way
to complain
noun
a complaint
Origin of whinge
1from a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsen
Derived forms of whinge
- whingeing, noun, adjective
- whinger, noun
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