whinge

Plural: whinges

Verb

Verb Forms: whinged, whingeing, whinging, whinges

To complain in an annoying, whining way; to grumble.
To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Noun

A cry.
A peevish complaint.

Examples

Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.
Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them.
I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me.
I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!
There’s no point in whingeing about a bad tile rack; just make the best play.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 13

whinge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
whinge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whinge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

whinge: valid Words With Friends Word