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Word of the day: Whinge

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Mon, 08/24/2009 - 00:51 — Chris McCarthy

Whinge

Meaning: To complain or protest, especially about something which does not seem important.

Whinge as a verb:
"She's always whinging about something."
"I went out with Tom last night. He spent the whole evening whinging about his wife."

Whinge as a noun:
"Some people enjoy having a little whinge now and again."

And what do we call a person who is always whinging? A whinger, of course!

Other Synonyms: moan, grumble and whine.

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Comments

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 07:03 — Yura

New Word

Nobody likes whingers. But I know some of them. Wink
Thank you for the new word. Smile

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 09:14 — iBurger

ideas for new lesson

Hi Chris,

I hope we can explore idioms in the lines of; "when push comes to shove". You hear these all the time and I wonder how much of it is slang.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:06 — nehir

www.howjsay.com can help you!!!

It is a free online Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=whinge&submit=Submit

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 12:12 — mshameerpk

How to pronounce?

Hi Chris,

this is new word to me, i wonder how to pronounce it.

thanks

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 08:30 — grivna

"Whinge" - phonetics

Hi mshameerpk,

Please, take a look.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=90226&ph=on

I've never encountered that word before. Have a nice day.

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 12:53 — Ahmed Rio

Ahmed Gharouda

Thanks for this staggering lesson, and I'll not be whinger to check every day lesson from ecenglish web site so thanks a lot..

yours Ahmed

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:07 — Natalysmart

Nataly Thanks for a new word

Nataly
Thanks for a new word

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 10:49 — ynastia

Whinge

Thank you, Chris. You allow us to know English to a nicety.