Definitions
To complain in an irritating or petulant way.
Word origin
From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (“to whine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper”).
Used in a sentence
“Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.”
“I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me.”
“"'D' ye hear what's come ower ye now,' continued the virago, 'ye whingeing Whig carles? D'ye hear wha's coming to cow yer cracks?"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Complain petulantly”6 letters
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