- whinge (v.)
[whinge 词源字典]
- "to complain peevishly," British, informal or dialectal, ultimately from the northern form of Old English hwinsian, from Proto-Germanic *hwinison (cognates: Old High German winison, German winseln), from root of Old English hwinan "to whine" (see whine (v.)). Related: Whinged; whinging.[whinge etymology, whinge origin, 英语词源]