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Complain vs Whingle - What's the difference?

complain | whingle |

As verbs the difference between complain and whingle

is that complain is to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment while whingle is (rare) to complain; whinge.

complain

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
    • Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
  • * Milton
    • O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
  • To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
    • They've complained about me to the police again.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
  • To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
    • the complaining bed-springs

    Synonyms

    * grumble * grouse * grump * bitch * beef * gripe * whine * kvetch * moan * whinge * See also

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    whingle

    English

    Verb

  • (rare) to complain; whinge.
  • *? , Friends in Need :
    • "They don't give us comps here," he whingles , "What was I supposed to do?"
  • * {{cite-usenet
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    • , year=13 October 1996 , author=Steve Kellett , group=alt.drunken.bastards , title=Re: Drunk Kids in an ALL AGES VENUE , link=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.drunken.bastards/nu5lQNYIK5o/ls-WohS15YYJ , text=, this is the last place to post this sort of whingling rubbish. }}
  • * {{cite-usenet
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    • , year=13 October 2002 , author=Heckler ²ºº² , group=alt.games.wolfenstein , title=Re: We need team-players FAST , link=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.wolfenstein/R_Fdoy7Hv74/AKDG8AZT86cJ , text=So don't whingle like an idiot and play the fecking game for fun. }}