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Whinge

//(h)wɪnd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cry. Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK

    "Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them."

  2. 2
    A peevish complaint. Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK

    "I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!"

Verb
  1. 1
    To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK

    "Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (“to whine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper”).

Etymology 2

From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (“to whine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper”).

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