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whinge

/(h)wɪn(d)ʒ/
noun
  1. A cry.

    "Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them."

  2. A peevish complaint.

    "I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!"

verb
  1. To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

    "Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do."

  2. To whine.

    "I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me."

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