EGAVE

whinge

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb 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.
  2. noun A cry.
    Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them.
  3. noun A peevish complaint.
    I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!

Similar words

winge whingle grizzle whine gripe bewhine kvetch wrinch girn whimper

Often followed by

about and on to or when that sooner

Word family

whinged whingeing whinges whinging

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