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Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * ''winge'' (archaic) * ''quhynge'' (Scotland; obsolete) ===Etymology=== From a northern variant of Old English [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwinsian ''hwinsian''] ("to whine"), from Proto-West Germanic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hwinis%C5%8Dn ''*hwinisōn''] ("to whine"), from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hw%C4%ABnan ''*hwīnan''] ("to whine"), from Pro..." |
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From a northern variant of Old English [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwinsian ''hwinsian''] ("to whine"), from Proto-West Germanic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hwinis%C5%8Dn ''*hwinisōn''] ("to whine"), from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hw%C4%ABnan ''*hwīnan''] ("to whine | From a northern variant of Old English [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwinsian ''hwinsian''] ("to whine"), from Proto-West Germanic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hwinis%C5%8Dn ''*hwinisōn''] ("to whine"), from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hw%C4%ABnan ''*hwīnan''] ("to whine"). Cognate with German [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/winseln ''winseln''] ("to whine, whimper"). | ||
===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation=== | ===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation=== | ||
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===Other Dictionary Entries=== | ===Other Dictionary Entries=== | ||
* [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whinge Merriam Webster's Entry for "Whinge"] | * [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whinge Merriam Webster's Entry for "Whinge"] | ||
* [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/whinge Cambridge's Entry for "Whinge"] | |||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whinge Wiktionary's Entry for "Whinge"] | |||
===Dicussions About "Whinge"=== | ===Dicussions About "Whinge"=== | ||
* [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/292342/does-anyone-use-both-whinge-and-whine Does anyone use both "whinge" and "whine?"] | * [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/292342/does-anyone-use-both-whinge-and-whine Does anyone use both "whinge" and "whine?"] | ||
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/words/comments/844u1y/why_dont_americans_use_whinge/ Why don't Americans use "whinge"?] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:44, 23 April 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Alternative forms
[edit | edit source]- winge (archaic)
- quhynge (Scotland; obsolete)
Etymology
[edit | edit source]From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian ("to whine"), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn ("to whine"), from *hwīnan ("to whine"). Cognate with German winseln ("to whine, whimper").
Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- ウィンジ
Verb
[edit | edit source]whinge (whingeing, whinged)
Noun
[edit | edit source]whinge (plural whinges)
- (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) A cry.
- Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them.
- (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) A peevish complaint.
- I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!