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Whig vs Whigling - What's the difference?

whig | whigling |

As nouns the difference between whig and whigling

is that whig is (uk|politics) a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in britain that was opposed to the tories, and eventually became the liberal party while whigling is (derogatory) a petty or inferior whig.

whig

English

Etymology 1

Probably related to (whey)

Noun

(wikipedia whig) (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  • buttermilk

    • Etymology 2

    Compare frig', ' jig

    Verb

    (whigg)
  • Urge forward; drive briskly.
  • Jog along; move or work briskly.
    • English terms with homophones ----

    whigling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (derogatory) A petty or inferior Whig.
    • (Spectator)
    (Webster 1913)