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whingewhinge /wɪndʒ/ verb (present participle whingeing or whinging) [intransitive] VERB TABLEwhinge |
Present | I, you, we, they | whinge | | he, she, it | whinges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | whinged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have whinged | | he, she, it | has whinged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had whinged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will whinge | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have whinged |
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Present | I | am whingeing, whinging | | he, she, it | is whingeing, whinging | | you, we, they | are whingeing, whinging | Past | I, he, she, it | was whingeing, whinging | | you, we, they | were whingeing, whinging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been whingeing, whinging | | he, she, it | has been whingeing, whinging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been whingeing, whinging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be whingeing, whinging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been whingeing, whinging |
- He's always whinging about being underpaid.
- Nick was a pain in the neck. He did nothing but whinge the whole trip.
- Are girls encouraged to whinge and cry instead of getting angry?
- He thought he'd like to see her again as long as she didn't whinge too much about sexism.
- Shearer, a tough nut not inclined to whinge, said his ankle was like a pudding.
to complain a lot in an annoying way► moan especially British, informal to keep complaining in an annoying way - use this about someone who complains all the time, even about things that are not important: · I'm fed up with hearing you moaning the whole time!moan about: · Why do people always moan about the weather? ► grumble to keep complaining in a bad-tempered way, especially when you think you have been treated unfairly: · The old man turned away, grumbling as he went.grumble about: · She was grumbling about having to work so late.· The people standing beside me were grumbling about not being able to find a place to park. ► make a fuss especially British also kick up a fuss British to complain angrily and noisily about something, so that everyone hears you or notices you: · I don't understand why you're making such a fuss. It's not that important.make a fuss about: · The couple sitting next to us made a big fuss about their bill. ► go on about British informal to keep complaining about something or someone's behaviour in an annoying way: · Our neighbours are always going on about the noise we make.go on and on about (=for a long time): · Look, I'm sorry I kept you waiting, but there's no need to go on and on about it. ► nag to keep complaining to someone, especially in order to make them do something that they do not want to do: · I wish you'd stop nagging me.nag about: · My mom's always nagging me about my room.nag at: · Jane's boss nags at her all the time. ► whinge British informal to keep complaining in an annoying way - use this when someone is complaining about something that is not important or is something they could change if they really wanted to: whinge about: · He's always whinging about being underpaid.· Nick was a pain in the neck. He did nothing but whinge the whole trip. ► whine to keep complaining about something unimportant, especially in a sad, annoying voice: · "What did you do that for?" he whined.· For heaven's sake stop whining. Nobody has touched your precious records.whine about: · He's always whining about how much everything costs. someone who is always complaining► grouch someone who is always complaining: · Her dad's a terrible grouch.· You're such a grouch in the morning. ► misery/misery guts British informal someone who is always complaining, is never happy, and does not like other people to enjoy themselves: · Emma is a real misery guts.· Stop being such a misery. It's not the end of the world. ► whinger British informal someone who keeps complaining in an annoying way - use this when someone is complaining about something that is not important or is something they could change if they wanted to: · This place is full of whingers. It's just pathetic.· British English to keep complaining in an annoying waywhinge about Stop whingeing about the situation and accept it.—whinge noun [countable]: His tale is one long whinge about his own suffering.—whinger noun [countable] |