Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.
I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me.
Examples
4 sentencesDon't whinge; here's your candy.
Не ний, ось твої цукерки. — deniko
Stop whingeing, Tom.
Припини нити, Томе. — deniko
Enough of this whingeing!
Досить уже цього ниття! — deniko
I won't whinge anymore, I promise.
Origin
From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwFrom 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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Forms
whinges, whingeing, whinged, whingedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle