Whinge vs Moan - What's the difference?
whinge | moan |
(UK, AU, NZ, Irish) To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
(UK, AU, NZ, Irish) To whine.
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* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.7:
* Prior
(obsolete) To distress (someone); to sadden.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
To make a moan or similar sound.
To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
(colloquial) To complain; to grumble.
Moan is a synonym of whinge.
As verbs the difference between whinge and moan
is that whinge is to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner while moan is to complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.As nouns the difference between whinge and moan
is that whinge is a cry while moan is a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.whinge
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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.
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* See alsoExternal links
*A relevant pagefrom Understanding cultures through their key words , Anna Wierzbicka.
Anagrams
*moan
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Verb
(en verb)- Much did the Craven seeme to mone his case […].
- Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan / My dear Columbo, dead and gone.
- which infinitely moans me
- ‘Please don't leave me,’ he moaned .