whinge


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Idioms.

whinge

 (wĭnj, hwĭnj)
intr.v. whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly British
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
[Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.]
whing′er n.
whing′ing·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

whinge

(wɪndʒ)
vb (intr) , whinges, whingeing or whinged
1. to cry in a fretful way
2. to complain
n
a complaint
[from a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsen]
ˈwhingeing n, adj
ˈwhinger n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

whinge


Past participle: whinged
Gerund: whingeing

Imperative
whinge
whinge
Present
I whinge
you whinge
he/she/it whinges
we whinge
you whinge
they whinge
Preterite
I whinged
you whinged
he/she/it whinged
we whinged
you whinged
they whinged
Present Continuous
I am whingeing
you are whingeing
he/she/it is whingeing
we are whingeing
you are whingeing
they are whingeing
Present Perfect
I have whinged
you have whinged
he/she/it has whinged
we have whinged
you have whinged
they have whinged
Past Continuous
I was whingeing
you were whingeing
he/she/it was whingeing
we were whingeing
you were whingeing
they were whingeing
Past Perfect
I had whinged
you had whinged
he/she/it had whinged
we had whinged
you had whinged
they had whinged
Future
I will whinge
you will whinge
he/she/it will whinge
we will whinge
you will whinge
they will whinge
Future Perfect
I will have whinged
you will have whinged
he/she/it will have whinged
we will have whinged
you will have whinged
they will have whinged
Future Continuous
I will be whingeing
you will be whingeing
he/she/it will be whingeing
we will be whingeing
you will be whingeing
they will be whingeing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whingeing
you have been whingeing
he/she/it has been whingeing
we have been whingeing
you have been whingeing
they have been whingeing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whingeing
you will have been whingeing
he/she/it will have been whingeing
we will have been whingeing
you will have been whingeing
they will have been whingeing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whingeing
you had been whingeing
he/she/it had been whingeing
we had been whingeing
you had been whingeing
they had been whingeing
Conditional
I would whinge
you would whinge
he/she/it would whinge
we would whinge
you would whinge
they would whinge
Past Conditional
I would have whinged
you would have whinged
he/she/it would have whinged
we would have whinged
you would have whinged
they would have whinged
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

whinge

(Informal)
verb
1. complain, moan, grumble, grouse, gripe (informal), beef (slang), carp, bleat, grizzle (informal, chiefly Brit.), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) people who whinge about their alleged misfortunes
noun
1. complaint, moan, grumble, whine, grouse, gripe (informal), grouch, beef (slang) It must be depressing having to listen to everyone's whinges.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations

whinge

[wɪndʒ]
A. N to have a whinge (about sth) → quejarse (de algo)
B. VI → quejarse
to whinge about sth → quejarse de algo
C. VT "but I want to go too," he whinged → -pero yo también quiero ir -dijo en tono de queja
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

whinge

[ˈhwɪndʒ]
vi (British) (= complain) → râler
to whinge about sth → râler à propos de qch
a whingeing pom (Australian, New Zealand) → un Anglais râleur
n → plainte f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

whinge

(Brit inf)
vi (= complain) → jammern, meckern (inf); (baby) → plärren; whingeing Pom (Austral) → ewig meckernder Engländer (inf), → ewig meckernde Engländerin (inf)
n to have a whinge → meckern (inf), → jammern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

whinge

[wɪndʒ] vi whinge about (fam, pej) to whinge (about) → frignare (per), lamentarsi (di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The ace striker has been dubbed a 'whinge bag' but Dane Massey insists you don't cross Hoban - on or off the field.
DON'T LIGHT HIS FUSE.. FAI CUP FINAL CORK v DUNDALK AVIVA STADIUM SUNDAY, 3.30PM; Massey warns there will be fireworks if anyone crosses Hoban
FORMER Wales prop Adam Jones has urged the British and Irish Lions not to "whinge" about the officiating of their misfiring scrum.
Jones tells Gatland's men not to 'whinge'
But ...the more people whinge and attempt to 'crack down', the more it's gonna get rebelled against.
Birthday vigil pals hit out at 'whingers' Birmingham birminghammail.co.uk THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 REPORTS & REACTION: Pages 56, 57, 58, 59 & 60 SPECIAL TR ANSFER D-DAY EDITION 65p Who's in... Who's out? ALL the DEALS: VILLA, BLUES, ALBION & WOLVES; noisy celebration for 'stig' was a 'victimless crime'
emmaloo huddersfield examiner Huge new climbing boulder set to give Huddersfield kids the chance to hit the heights People whinge about kids having nothing to do, then whinge about the stuff we give them to do.
TWEETS & POSTS
You get people like myself whinging about certain things and these people go off to war, they lose an arm or a leg, but they don't whinge, they get on with their lives, and they are an absolute credit to our nation."
Now FA Cup legends line-up
TWO letters in Monday's paper (February 24) stood out; one a whinge, the other misleading propaganda.
Misleading propaganda; Views of the North
Most of all, they love to whinge about things Not Being What They Were, which is almost always A Bad Thing.
No middle ground in polarised Prem; Odds & EVANS with TOM EVANS @TomEvansEcho in
You have two very simple options, stop moaning or GO BACK HOME and whinge there.
'Just stop the moaning and make the move - or go home'
And anger because of her slur that Liverpool is becoming "whinge city" again.
Lib-Dems are late out of the traps; emails &letters
I have yet to hear of humanitarian aid, be it rice, medical aid, search and rescue assistance, doctors etc etc being refused by the whinge brigade on the basis of immorality or worse coming from the lands and hands of the great Satan, which is all too crudely offered and made available during earth quakes, floods etc etc.
Stop the whingeing
Don't whinge about any party that has not yet been given a chance to show how our country should be run.
Lorne's whinge
The elongated "a" of the classic city twang stretches the whinge. I used to love listening to my former neighbours grumble at each other just to hear the hubby attempt to stop his wife's rant with: "Now don't staaaaaart, love!" Used to the more staccato rhythms of quickfire Valleys grousing, it gave moaning a wonderful musicality.
Don't moan Cardiffians are whingers. They love it!

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?