Word Frequency
whinge (wɪndʒ
) (informal)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: whinges, whingeing, whinged
intr- to cry in a fretful way
- to complain
noun
- a complaint
Derived Forms
ˈwhingeing noun, adjectiveˈwhinger noun
Word Origin
from a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsenExample Sentences Including 'whinge'
But just because it was my turn to suffer didn't mean I had to cave in without a whinge.DEAD BEAT (2002)
Graeme Souness, who had a triple-heart bypass operation in 1992, has no time for those who whinge about stress.Spiked (2003)
I allow this unpleasant voice to whine and whinge on in my head as we stand on the cf2terrasse and admire the view of the long bay.A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990
It was one long whinge about Australian success on the rugby field.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
Many other middle-aged `converts" felt the same: Evelyn Waugh, Julien Green and Jacques Maritain all tended to whinge.Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
One more question, one more whinge , ever, and that's the lot.The Scar
The boys on the sports desk were clearly beside themselves as they sought consolation in a cross-border whinge.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
They're the sorts of things that Sunshine Coast residents like to whinge about.Misc (1995)
`And we didn't whinge when Freddy Couples holed a putt from two counties away to cost us the last Presidents Cup.Misc (1998)
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