winge

Etymology

verb

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) Alternative form of whinge
    Mostly, they were wingeing about the lousy cook and the same thing served too often 1992, Sky Phillips, Secret mission to Melbourne, November, 1941, page 45
    His wife will winge her bloody head off, but Nev will come good. 1993, Michael Fisher, The Nightmare Man, page 169
    "I'm miserable," Sam proclaimed, plodding behind with his shoelace flapping. "Nobody ever gives me butter-pies when I need them." / "Shut up," said Jonathan. "Stop wingeing." 2002, Diana Wynne Jones, A Tale of Time City, page 41

noun

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) Alternative form of whinge

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