Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwinj, winj]
- /ʰwɪndʒ, wɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwinj, winj]
- /ʰwɪndʒ, wɪndʒ/
Definitions of whinging word
- verb without object whinging to complain; whine. 1
- noun whinging Present participle of whing. 1
- verb whinging present participle of whinge. 0
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Origin of whinging
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; dial. (Scots, N England), earlier Scots quhynge, Old English hwinsian (not recorded in ME); cognate with Old High German winsōn (German winseln); derivative of Germanic base of whine
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Parts of speech for Whinging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whinging popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
whinging usage trend in Literature
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- how do you spell whinging?
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