whinge
verb/wɪndʒ/
/wɪndʒ/
[intransitive] (British English, informal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they whinge | /wɪndʒ/ /wɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it whinges | /ˈwɪndʒɪz/ /ˈwɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple whinged | /wɪndʒd/ /wɪndʒd/ |
| past participle whinged | /wɪndʒd/ /wɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form whingeing | /ˈwɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈwɪndʒɪŋ/ |
| -ing form whinging | /ˈwɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈwɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- whinge (about somebody/something) to complain in an annoying way
- She's always whingeing about how unfair everything is.
Word Originlate Old English hwinsian, of Germanic origin; related to German winseln; compare with whine.Want to learn more?
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