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Whinge vs Whing - What's the difference?

whinge | whing |

As verbs the difference between whinge and whing

is that whinge is (uk|au|nz|irish) to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner while whing is to move with great force or speed.

As nouns the difference between whinge and whing

is that whinge is (uk|au|nz|irish) a cry while whing is a high-pitched ringing sound or whing can be .

whinge

English

Alternative forms

* winge (archaic) * quhynge (qualifier)

Verb

  • (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
  • (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) To whine.
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  • * 2012 , John Lyons, The Australian, 1st Dec issue, Action stations as sea giants stay vigilant on the frontline
    • "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.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) A cry.
  • (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) A complaint.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    External links

    * A relevant page from Understanding cultures through their key words , Anna Wierzbicka.

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    whing

    English

    Etymology 1

    Onomatopoeic.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A high-pitched ringing sound
  • * 1855: Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho! The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh
    • " Whing', ' whing ," went the Spaniard's shot, like so many humming-tops, through the rigging far above their heads. . .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move with great force or speed

    • Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1578: Henry Lyte (tr.), A Niewe herball or historie of plantes
    • The fruite is long, flat, and thinne, almost lyke to a feather of a small birde, or lyke the whing of a grashopper.
  • * 1791: letter from Colonel Darke to George Washington, quoted in Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West , vol. 4 (1896)
    • we incamped in two Lines about 60 yards apart the Right whing in frunt Commanded by General Butler, the Left in the Rear which I commanded
  • * 1869: James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire, with a glossary of words now in use there; also with poems and other pieces exemplifying the dialect
    • When tha dumbledores hummin, craup out o’ tha cobwâll
  • *:: An’ shakin ther whings , thâ vleed vooäth an’ awâ.

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989