whinge
verb
[ wɪn(d)ʒ ]
• complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way.
• "stop whingeing and get on with it!"
Similar:
complain,
grouse,
grouch,
grumble,
whine,
moan,
carp,
mutter,
murmur,
whisper,
mither,
twine,
gripe,
bellyache,
bitch,
beef,
whinge
noun
• an act of complaining persistently and peevishly.
• "I can't help having a whinge about the referee though"
Similar:
complaint,
grouse,
moan,
grouch,
grumble,
whine,
carp,
mutter,
murmur,
whisper,
mither,
twine,
gripe,
bellyache,
bitch,
beef,
Origin:
late Old English hwinsian, of Germanic origin; related to German winseln ; compare with whine.
