whinge

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /wɪndʒ/ UK /wɪndʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to complain persistently and peevishly

He was always whinging about the weather.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to complain persistently... gripe moan grumble bellyache whine

Opposites

praise rejoice

Etymology

From Old English hwinsian (to whine, complain), via Middle English whingen (to complain peevishly); modern English whinge means to complain persistently and fretfully.

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# whinge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /wɪndʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /wɪndʒ/

## Meanings
1. to complain persistently and peevishly

## Examples
- He was always whinging about the weather.

## Synonyms
- gripe
- moan
- grumble
- bellyache
- whine

## Antonyms
- praise
- rejoice

## Etymology
From Old English hwinsian (to whine, complain), via Middle English whingen (to complain peevishly); modern English whinge means to complain persistently and fretfully.

## AI Etymology
Whinge comes from Old English hwinsian (to whine, complain), via Middle English whingen (to complain peevishly); modern English whinge means to complain persistently and fretfully. In current use it is a verb meaning "to complain persistently and peevishly". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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