"whinge" meaning in English

See whinge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /(h)wɪnd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-au-whinge.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-whinge.wav [UK] Forms: whinge [singular], whinges [plural]
enPR: (h)wĭnj Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A whinge is the act of whining and complaining in an annoying way.
    Sense id: simple-whinge-en-noun-9kdjOu6G

Verb

IPA: /(h)wɪnd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-au-whinge.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-whinge.wav [UK] Forms: whingeing [present, participle], whinge [canonical], whinges [third-person, singular], whinged [past], whinged [past, participle], whinging [present, participle]
enPR: (h)wĭnj Head templates: {{verb|whinge|whinges|whinged|whingeing}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|whing|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When a person whinges, they whine and complain in an annoying way.
    Sense id: simple-whinge-en-verb-QdDNluMd Categories (other): Verbs
     
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