2015年12月7日 · Whinge is old. The OED lists examples from as far back as 1150. Whing was the preferred spelling from around the 17th century until only recently, and whinge now prevails by a large margin. According to an Ngram graphing the …

2014年9月24日 · On a related note, this answer to a different question about "whinge" explains the history of the word, and how it overlaps but is not quite identical in meaning to "whine". – M. Justin Commented Mar 28, 2021 at 8:03

Doesn't it also have to do with what you complain about? That is, you whine about unimportant things when no one thinks you really need to say those things, like when you "whine about the weather", but you grumble about something when you feel you have been treated unfairly or you think you actually have the right to do it like when you "grumble about your boss's unusual …

2014年6月18日 · A person who made a complaint is a complainant. A person who is being complained about is a complainee. Edit : I've had a good look on the internet and can't find a definition of complainee other than those used in contracts for housing associations (worldwide) and similar not strictly legal enforcement entities, however the word is used very widely in the …

2014年5月14日 · In common use, yes, whine and wine sound the same. That said, if you wanted to give attention to occurrences of /wh/ and carefully pronounce them as in "white," no one would object.

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2011年5月25日 · As a reasonably intelligent American, I understand seven of these without the definitions (prat, twee, knackered, plonk, whinge, boffin, pukka). I would say that none of those sound remotely native to the American English speaker with the possible exception of twee , which is occasionally used (although generally with a negative connotation ...

2015年6月2日 · (whinge over) In general when a (foreign) noun-adjective phrase is used in English the noun take the plural ( aides-de-camp , adjutants general , etc.)¹. TFD cites "Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary" for the plural camera obscuras , which is also given in wiktionary without citation; no other dictionaries online list a plural.

2016年7月6日 · whinge. verb. Complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way: stop whingeing and get on with it! (as adjective whingeing). a whingeing killjoy — ODD. Husband: You remind me of 'Glum'! All the time whinging. Please stop it and be a little optimistic!; Hey Glum, the only thing you know is how to whinge. Hey Glum, stop being such a whinger