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Dictionary: whinge   (hwĭnj, wĭnj) pronunciation
intr.v. Chiefly British, whinged, whing·ing, whing·es.
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

[Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.]

whinger whing'er n.
whingingly whing'ing·ly adv.

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Brit.  to complain fretfully: whine; hence whinging
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - beklage sig, brokke sig
n. - beklagelse, brokkehovede, klagesang

Français (French)
v. intr. - râler (fam)
n. - plainte

Deutsch (German)
v. - jammern
n. - Gejammer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φωνάζω, γκρινιάζω εκνευρισμένα
n. - γκρίνια

Italiano (Italian)
lamentarsi, brontolare, lamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - se lamentar
n. - lamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
скулить, хныкать, жалобный вой, хныканье

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - quejarse, gimotear
n. - gimoteo, quejidos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klaga (sl.)
n. - klagan (sl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嘀咕, 抱怨不止

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 嘀咕, 抱怨不止
n. - 嘀咕, 抱怨不止

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 우는 소리를 하다, 호소하듯 울다, 투덜거리다
n. - 우는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不平を言う

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התלונן, רטן ברוגז‬
n. - ‮תלונה מיבבת, רטינה מרוגזת‬


 
 
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