Word of the Day : January 17, 2024
Whinge
verb WINJ
What It Means
- Whinge is a verb used especially in British English to mean “to complain fretfully.”
- // Everyone at the pub was whinging about the television not working.
- See the entry >
WHINGE In Context
“In his customary forthright manner, [Prince] Philip wanted to do much more than whinge about the environment. In 1970, he told the Conference on World Pollution: ‘It’s totally useless for a lot of well-meaning people to wring their hands in conference and to point out the dangers of pollution, or the destruction of the countryside, if no one is willing or capable of taking any action.'” — Harry Mount, The Independent (United Kingdom), 9 Nov. 2023
Did You Know?
“In his customary forthright manner, [Prince] Philip wanted to do much more than whinge about the environment. In 1970, he told the Conference on World Pollution: ‘It’s totally useless for a lot of well-meaning people to wring their hands in conference and to point out the dangers of pollution, or the destruction of the countryside, if no one is willing or capable of taking any action.'” — Harry Mount, The Independent (United Kingdom), 9 Nov. 2023
Aquinas College Library 