as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
that bloke always has some whinge about how women don't understand him
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything
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Recent Examples of whinge
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Here, unable to transcend his previous work, the Englishman smothers the same performance in whinging self-regard.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
In an interview on Fox News, Trump’s reliable friend and promoter Sean Hannity offered the former President a chance to dismiss the growing public alarm over his dictatorial aspirations as just so much whinging by the liberal media.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
There is plenty of whinging going on here, but both Goop and the cruise ship industry feel like fair targets, and Oyler’s dry humor still manages to lift this piece up.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2023
Toddlers scream, children whinge and teenagers complain.
—Emma Baty, Redbook, 23 May 2017
Verb
Trump-supporting financiers Ken Griffin and Bill Ackman have also openly whinged about the trade war’s threat to American supremacy on the world stage.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Here, unable to transcend his previous work, the Englishman smothers the same performance in whinging self-regard.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
In an interview on Fox News, Trump’s reliable friend and promoter Sean Hannity offered the former President a chance to dismiss the growing public alarm over his dictatorial aspirations as just so much whinging by the liberal media.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
There is plenty of whinging going on here, but both Goop and the cruise ship industry feel like fair targets, and Oyler’s dry humor still manages to lift this piece up.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2023
Toddlers scream, children whinge and teenagers complain.
—Emma Baty, Redbook, 23 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whinge
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Air raid sirens, the whine of kamikaze drones and booming detonations reverberated from early evening until dawn as Russia launched what Ukraine's Air Force said was a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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A number of Tesla shareholders, including some Democrats who oversee the investment of public sector pension fund money in Tesla stock, complained in May to Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm that Musk’s other activities are hurting the company.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Trump has complained about the EU's $231 billion trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more goods from European businesses than the other way around.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Out comes another moan, this one closer to a laugh as Brandon’s face flashes a smile.—
Scott Craven,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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Suffice to say, the 2025 Cannes market will be filled with even more groans on moans than years past.—
Elsa Ramo,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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The club was a wonderful, sweaty mess of devoted fans screaming Charli lyrics that didn’t even make the Moody Center set.—
Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The Van Tine lawsuit, filed earlier last month, asserts some of the same allegations as the Ornelas complaint.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Ironically, the complaint in question was never even sustained, meaning the civilian investigators ultimately found no misconduct by officers.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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“Whinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whinge. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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