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- Dictionarywhingeing/ˈwɪn(d)ʒɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. complaining persistently and in a peevish or irritating way: "a whingeing killjoy"
noun
- 1. persistent complaining that is peevish or irritating: "I do remember some whingeing, because someone was always complaining about something"
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: to complain fretfully : whine. whinge noun British. Did you know? One of the strengths of the English language is the nuance it exhibits when called upon to supply words for every possible kind of whining and complaining. We English users vent, we lament, we fuss and grouse and kvetch.
the act of complaining, especially about something that does not seem important: We were just having a whinge about our boss - nothing new. This is not a whinge - just a statement of fact. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If you say that someone is whingeing, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant.
Like whine, whinge can mean to make a whining noise (often as part of complaining), or to complain with such a tone, or simply to complain in a way that’s considered annoying. When you say that someone’s whinging, you’re criticizing them because they’re complaining in an annoying way, especially about something minor.
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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”).
enPR: (h)wĭnj, (h)wĭnZH, IPA(key): /(h)wɪnd͡ʒ/Rhymes: -ɪndʒwhinge (third-person singular simple present whinges, present participle whingeing or whinging, simple past and past participle whinged) 1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. 1.1. Argh! He has been whingingabout it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do. 1....
whinge (plural whinges) 1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) A cry. 1.1. Her whingesgrew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them. 2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) A peevish complaint. 2.1. I know you don't like it, but your whingeswon't solve the problem!
Wright, Joseph (1905) The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 6, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 461Definition of whinge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
whinge meaning, definition, what is whinge: to keep complaining in an annoying way: Learn more.
