/ wɪndʒ; NAmE / verb
( pres.part. whinge·ing or whing·ing ) [ v ] ( BrE , informal , disapproving ) whinge (about sb/sth) to complain in an annoying way :
She's always whingeing about how unfair everything is.
➡ note at complain
► whinge noun
► whin·ger noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English hwinsian , of Germanic origin; related to German winseln ; compare with whine .