whinge

Meanings

Verb

• To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Noun

• A cry.
• A peevish complaint.

Origin

• From Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian ("to whine"), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- ("to hiss, whistle, whisper"). Cognate with German winseln ("to whine, whimper").