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===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 Proto-Indo-European [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/%E1%B8%B1wey- ''*ḱwey-''] ("to hiss, whistle, whisper~~"). Cognate with German [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/winseln ''winseln''] ("to whine, whimper").

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===

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===Other Dictionary Entries===

* [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"===

* [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"?]

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 ===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 Proto-Indo-European [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/%E1%B8%B1wey- ''*ḱwey-''] ("to hiss, whistle, whisper"). Cognate with German [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/winseln ''winseln''] ("to whine, whimper").
+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===
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 ===Other Dictionary Entries===
 * [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"===
 * [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"?]