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Definition of "whinge" []

  • Chiefly British To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "whinge" in a sentence
  • "UPDATE: Thank you to one of my readers for edited Wikipedia to get rid of the whinge from the above-mentioned page!"
  • "The police complaint should be thus: You phone a number where a monotone voice tells you what button to push for your particular whinge from a list. 1 caller in 5 will be randomly cut off and have to call back."
  • "But I want lunch and after doing the same trip yesterday, my back hurts and I'm exhausted so I'm in whinge mode."