whinge

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Noun

1. (Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) A cry.
2. (Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) A peevish complaint.

Concepts

réclamer

demander

exiger

prier

🛐

protester

râler

appeler

se lamenter

Synonymes

whine

gripe

beg

bellyache

bespeak

call

call for

complain

demand

desire

grumble

kvetch

lament

necessitate

postulate

rant

reclaim

request

snivel

wail

want

ask

moan and groan

be a nuisance

Traductions

jammern

plärren

meckern

exigir

fordern

verlangen

erheischen

mahnen

klagen

auffordern

einfordern

heischen

demanar

einmahnen

طلب

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/(h)wɪnd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de ancien anglais: hwinsian

Appartenant à allemand: winseln

In summary

From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (“to whine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper”).