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Whinge vs. Whine — What's the Difference?

Whinge vs. Whine — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Whinge and Whine

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Whinge

Complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way
Stop whingeing and get on with it!

Whine

A long, high-pitched complaining cry
The dog gave a small whine

Whinge

An act of complaining persistently and peevishly
She let off steam by having a good whinge

Whine

Give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
The dog whined and scratched at the back door

Whinge

To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
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Whine

To produce a sustained, high-pitched, plaintive sound, as in pain, fear, or complaint.

Whinge

To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.
I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me.

Whine

To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion
Fans who are always whining about the poor officiating.

Whinge

A cry.
Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them.

Whine

To produce a sustained noise of high pitch
Jet engines whining.

Whinge

A peevish complaint.
I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!

Whine

To utter with a whine.

Whinge

To whine.

Whine

The act of whining
The dog's whine for food.

Whine

A whining sound
The whine of the dentist's drill.

Whine

A complaint uttered in a sustained, high-pitched tone
Decided to ignore the children's whines.

Whine

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

Whine

A complaint or criticism.
I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.

Whine

(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.

Whine

(intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
The jet engines whined at take off.

Whine

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.

Whine

(intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
The jet whined into the air.
The wind whined and moaned through the trees.

Whine

(transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.
The child whined all his complaints.
Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

Whine

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely.
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty.
Dost thou come here to whine?

Whine

To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.

Whine

A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.

Whine

A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Whine

Move with a whining sound;
The bullets were whining past us

Whine

Talk in a tearful manner

Whine

Complain whiningly

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