单词 | whinge |
释义 | whingen. Originally Scottish and dialect. A whine, esp. a peevish complaint. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > howl or whine pime?a1500 whinge?a1513 yowl?a1513 whrine1513 howla1616 whine1633 whimper1810 whinner1840 wow1862 ki-yi1884 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whine whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whine1633 cant1640 whindle1647 whindling1648 whinging1720 beggar-whine1796 wheak1828 caterwaulinga1861 twine1876 whininess1934 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whimperingc1522 puling?1529 whewling1609 whine1633 whindle1647 whindling1648 pipation1656 whimper1699 whinging1720 pule1812 whinner1840 mewl1857 whinneringa1871 whimp1925 whininess1934 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > a complaint > peevish or querulous whinge?a1513 whine1633 whinging1720 grizzle1900 bleat1916 bellyache1930 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 245 He [sc. a fox]..schuk his taill, with quhinge and ȝelp. 1825 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland I. 48 The whinge, and the yelp, and the screech, and the yowl. 1852 Meanderings of Memory I. 170 With cur-like whinge to such soft cutting whip. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy iii. 37 He threw his voice into an infant's whinge. ‘I cudden do anything, Maaaammy.’ 1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxxviii. 254 The bull [whale] complained with a stupid little grumbling whinge and edged a few yards farther away. 1963 Australasian Post (Melbourne) 14 Mar. 51/1 ‘And what’, I asked cheerfully, ‘was this peanut's particular whinge?’ 1973 P. White Eye of Storm i. 64 ‘You're so unfair!’ A whinge developed through a moan into a downright blub. 1981 Listener 4 June 749/1 This is not just an envious whinge. 1982 J. Thomson To make a Killing xiii. 231 I knew bloody well he'd shop me and make a fuss... He'd already had a whinge about the rubbish I'd left. 1985 Times 10 Jan. 10/6 In my one-but-last whinge I was going on about the burdensome duties of The Talk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whingev. Originally Scottish and northern dialect. intransitive. To whine; esp. to complain peevishly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > whine whingea1150 whinec1275 gowlc1300 hoinec1440 fipple?1507 yearn1582 pitter1672 whindle1709 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (intransitive)] > cry feebly or plaintively whingea1150 whinec1275 plaina1425 fipple?1507 whimper1513 mewla1530 pulea1535 whimp1549 whewla1560 simper1613 whindle1709 grizzle1842 squinny1847 wimick1850 mizzlea1935 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)] > peevishly or querulously whingea1150 girnc1440 whine1530 whimper1549 hone1621 peenge1791 nyaff1808 bellyache1889 the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > howl or whine theotenc888 yowla1225 gowlc1300 whinec1330 howl1390 yawlc1400 whrine?1507 whewla1560 whinge1562 waw1570 whimper1575 wail1595 ululate1623 wow1806 wowla1825 towl1906 a1150 MS. C.C.C. Camb. 303 125/7 Mid hwinsunge & mid dreorigum mode hio [sc. the dogs] cerdon ealle ongean to þan hunten. a1150 MS. C.C.C. Camb. 303 126/14 Þa hundes ne geswicon to hwinsianne mid ceariendre stæmne. 1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 8 Dum doggis, quha..dar nother quhryne nor quhynge. 1727 P. Walker Life J. Semple (1827) 316 You will die honourably before many Witnesses,..and I will die whinging upon a Pickle Straw. 1728 A. Ramsay Last Speech Miser in Poems II. xviii The mair they whing'd, it gart me hug My swelling Purses. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. v. 159 A little beggar boy,..whinging, and shivering with cold. 1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 176 Ony whiggish whingin sot. a1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1842) 17 I needna greet, What gude on earth wad whingeing do? 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. i. [Telemachus] 8 You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 272 She had lifted up her brief skirt..to exhibit her sand-fly bites... ‘You don't want to whinge about them... You had a good time, didn't you?’ 1955 S. Beckett Molloy ii. 172 I forgot that my son would be at my side,..whinging for food. 1969 Advertiser (Adelaide) 12 May 5/4 Stop whingeing and give a bloke a go, mates. 1973 B. Bainbridge Dressmaker 8 If that girl didn't stop her wingeing, the neighbours would be banging on the wall. 1983 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Mar. 236/1 In 1849, Arnold whinged to Clough that the age was ‘..unpoetical’. 1984 Sunday Times 9 Dec. 7/1 All must drill most Tuesday nights..and not whinge when the trousers of their best suits are crumpled and smutted under the uniform. Derivatives ˈwhinging n. and adj. (also whingeing, wingeing) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that howls or whines whining15.. yowlingc1590 plainful1598 whimpering1598 howlinga1605 whinging1720 wailful1818 ululating1894 the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > howl or whine > howling or whining yowlinga1225 howlingc1440 whiningc1440 whimperingc1522 whewling1609 whinging1720 whinneringa1871 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whine whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whine1633 cant1640 whindle1647 whindling1648 whinging1720 beggar-whine1796 wheak1828 caterwaulinga1861 twine1876 whininess1934 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whimperingc1522 puling?1529 whewling1609 whine1633 whindle1647 whindling1648 pipation1656 whimper1699 whinging1720 pule1812 whinner1840 mewl1857 whinneringa1871 whimp1925 whininess1934 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [adjective] > crying feebly or plaintively whining15.. puling1529 whimpering1598 whewling1609 bemoaning1639 puly1688 whinging1720 whinneringa1871 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > a complaint > peevish or querulous whinge?a1513 whine1633 whinging1720 grizzle1900 bleat1916 bellyache1930 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > peevishly or querulously girning1447 querulousc1475 quarrellous1490 whining15.. wailish?1548 querimonious1604 whinging1720 peeping1786 honing1802 whiny1854 Peter Grievous1875 grizzly1900 bellyaching1931 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xiii. iii. 28 The remanent of that questing sort,..about the master hunteir With quhyngeand mouthis quaikand standis for feir. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xiii. iii. 32 Thai hald thar mowthis still, Thar quhingeing and thar questing at his will Refrenis. 1720 Lady Cowper Diary (1864) 152 The second Time she said, whingeing [etc.]. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. i Daft Gowk! leave off that silly whindging Way. 1867 P. Fitzgerald 75 Brooke St. i. xxi This mean, whinging fellow. 1907 J. M. Synge Let. 31 Mar. (1971) 121 Forgive this contemptible sort of whinging. I am so lonely and miserable I cant help it. 1965 Listener 2 Sept. 339/2 There is a stinging phrase in use, ‘wingeing Poms’ (translate into ‘complaining English’). 1983 Sunday Times 31 July 33/1 ‘What sort of people do Australians hate most?’ ‘The whingeing Pom... Poms that come over and do nothing but whinge.’ 1984 Times 20 Jan. 10/7 This is not the month for whingeing criticisms. 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