whinge

Definitions

General English

• verb to complain in a whining voice

Slang

• noun a complaint, a bout of self-pity
• verb to complain or make excuses, especially in a wheedling tone. A blend of ‘whine’ and ‘cringe’ which existed for some time in Australian usage before becoming established in Britain in the second half of the 1970s. The word was originally often found in the Australian phrase ‘whingeing Pom’, describing the perpetually complaining British immigrant.

Nearby Definitions of “whinge”

• whether
• whey
• which
• whig
• while
• whinge
• whip
• whip and tongue cutting
• whip antenna
• whip some skull on (someone)
• whip, to

Contexts for “whinge”

3 definitions in context
• General English
• Slang