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winge

/ wɪndʒ /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of whinge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Great list, but my top winge is the omission of Timbuktu.

The corpse is brought to the attention of Cecil Winge, a young lawyer turned investigator who works with Stockholm’s police chief, Johan Gustaf Norlin.

In the last stages of consumption, with only weeks to live, Winge has nothing to lose by joining forces with Cardell to uncover the identity of the unknown man, whom they name Karl Johan, and his murderer.

“So this man has had his arms and legs shorn away in turn,” Winge calmly observes to Cardell, before noting even more disturbing details.

In the shadows of this chaos, Norlin and Winge, two righteous men, know their days with the force are numbered, especially Winge’s.

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What does winge mean?

Winge means to complain or whine.

Winge is primarily used in Australia. It’s a variant spelling of whinge, which is primarily used in both Australia and the U.K.

Like whine, winge can mean to make a whining noise (often as part of complaining), or to complain with such a tone, or simply to complain in a way that’s considered annoying. When you say that someone winges, you’re criticizing them because they’re complaining in an annoying way, especially about something minor.

Both winge and whinge can also be used as nouns referring to a complaint, but this use is much less common than its verb sense.

Example: John’s mother told him not to winge about having to spend time with his relatives.

Where does winge come from?

The first records of the word whinge (which has historically been the primary spelling) come from before 1150. The word comes from the Old English word hwinsian, meaning “to whine” (the word whine is related).

The word winge can indicate that such complaining is being done in a whiny voice, but more often it simply implies that the complaining is unnecessary or too frequent. The word winge is often followed by the word about and the thing being complained about, as in Please stop winging about having to go to work—I wish I had a job!

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How is winge used in real life?

Winge is informal and is always used negatively. It’s less common than whinge.

 

 

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True or False?

Winge and whinge can be used in exactly the same way.

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