S vs Whinge - What's the difference?
s | whinge |
The nineteenth letter of the .
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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(UK, AU, NZ, Irish) To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
(UK, AU, NZ, Irish) To whine.
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As a letter s
is the letter s with a.As a verb whinge is
(uk|au|nz|irish) to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.As a noun whinge is
(uk|au|nz|irish) a cry.s
Translingual
{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)Letter
Symbol
(wikipedia) (mul-symbol)See also
(Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }}whinge
English
Alternative forms
* winge (archaic) * quhynge (qualifier)Verb
- "You know the problem these days with young people? Get them to carry a 500-pound bomb and within 30 seconds they're making noises," he says, imitating a whingeing sound.
Synonyms
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*A relevant pagefrom Understanding cultures through their key words , Anna Wierzbicka.
