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
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How to use whinge in a sentence
Even if it does end with her whinging about the intrusiveness of TSA agents.
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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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