whinge
verb (used without object)
whinger
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a word derived from
whinge.
Example Sentences
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The man we encounter here is a ninny, a whinger, a tantrum-throwing dilettante, “hopelessly thin-skinned . . . naïve and resentful.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 3, 2017
Lonergan is a notorious whinger on the set, freely admitting how less than thrilled he is with the day-to-day process of directing.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016
I personally find Mourinho quite funny most the time, although he is a first class whinger and blatant blagger when his team loses.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2015
Not that he had enjoyed a tipple when he railed against the performance of referee Martin Atkinson last night – quite the opposite, in fact: the crimson whinger displayed a regrettable lack of bottle.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2011
Many tines the half-mark whinger for the half-penny whang.
From Collection of Scotch Proverbs by Pappity Stampoy
