ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHINGE
From a Northern variant of Old English hwinsian to whine; related to Old High German winsan, winisan, whence Middle High German winsen.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHINGE
PRESENT
Present
I whinge
you whinge
he/she/it whinges
we whinge
you whinge
they whinge
Present continuous
I am whinging
you are whinging
he/she/it is whinging
we are whinging
you are whinging
they are whinging
Present perfect
I have whinged
you have whinged
he/she/it has whinged
we have whinged
you have whinged
they have whinged
Present perfect continuous
I have been whinging
you have been whinging
he/she/it has been whinging
we have been whinging
you have been whinging
they have been whinging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I whinged
you whinged
he/she/it whinged
we whinged
you whinged
they whinged
Past continuous
I was whinging
you were whinging
he/she/it was whinging
we were whinging
you were whinging
they were whinging
Past perfect
I had whinged
you had whinged
he/she/it had whinged
we had whinged
you had whinged
they had whinged
Past perfect continuous
I had been whinging
you had been whinging
he/she/it had been whinging
we had been whinging
you had been whinging
they had been whinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will whinge
you will whinge
he/she/it will whinge
we will whinge
you will whinge
they will whinge
Future continuous
I will be whinging
you will be whinging
he/she/it will be whinging
we will be whinging
you will be whinging
they will be whinging
Future perfect
I will have whinged
you will have whinged
he/she/it will have whinged
we will have whinged
you will have whinged
they will have whinged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been whinging
you will have been whinging
he/she/it will have been whinging
we will have been whinging
you will have been whinging
they will have been whinging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would whinge
you would whinge
he/she/it would whinge
we would whinge
you would whinge
they would whinge
Conditional continuous
I would be whinging
you would be whinging
he/she/it would be whinging
we would be whinging
you would be whinging
they would be whinging
Conditional perfect
I would have whinge
you would have whinge
he/she/it would have whinge
we would have whinge
you would have whinge
they would have whinge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been whinging
you would have been whinging
he/she/it would have been whinging
we would have been whinging
you would have been whinging
they would have been whinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you whinge
we let´s whinge
you whinge
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
whinging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHINGE»
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whinge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
whinge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chronicles of the Green Dragon: An Unfinished Journey Into a ...
“Whinge, whinge, whinge. What's the saying—a little whinge goes a long way?
No, that's not it—a whinge a day keeps depression away,” huffed the dragon. A
whinge a day might keep the dragon away and give me some peace, thought the
...
2
Mephibosheth Stepsure Letters
But it was not the debt of the young people, their want of industry, nor their want
of economy, which troubled Mrs. Whinge. It was merely their neatness, compared
with the appearance of her own family, who were neither the best dressed nor ...
3
Cross-cultural Pragmatics: The Semantics of Human Interaction
Whinge Whinge [wind3] (roughly, 'complain' or 'whine') is clearly one of the key
words in Australian English. In other parts of the English-speaking world it is
marginal (although not totally unknown); OED qualifies it as 'Scottish and
dialectal' ...
4
A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the ...
STAff wHo moAn And wHingE LAYING THE BLAME ON YOU With the ever-
increasing emphasis on accountability within health care, you may find that some
staff are reluctant to take responsibility for their mistakes. You may hear phrases ...
5
All Out: The Ashes 2006-07
... the troubadour Greg Champion. His rendition of a puerile anti-Pom jingle to the
tune of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' – 'They whinge away, they whinge away, they
whinge away, they whinge away, they whinge away, they whinge away (repeat ...
Quixote Merillees. Unfortunately that bow-legged little bitch was a Catholic from
Benton Harbor and no less treacherous than any of the male managers at
Charybdis. When Whinge left Charybdis to run for City Councilman, Louise
thought she ...
7
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
118, 1984-1985 'Milwaukee medical maledicta' Whinge noun a moaning
complaint UK, 1934 From the verb. whinge; winge verb to complain; to whine
AUSTRALIA, 1938 • As they climbed into the car Dexter whinged: 'I only hope the
train's on ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
8
Kangaroo's Comments and Wallaby's Words: The Aussie Word Book
Mum scolds the whining child, "Don't whinge!" And a co-worker fed up with
someone's constant complaining will refer to the person as a real whinger. A
person who has nothing to whinge about and has become outstanding in his or
her field ...
9
Samuel Beckett--humanistic Perspectives
One example involves two appearances of the word "whinge" (to whine or
whimper). According to the narrator, "All the puppets in this book whinge sooner
or later, except Murphy, who is not a puppet" (p. 122). This suggests — or seems
to ...
Morris Beja, S. E. Gontarski, Pierre A. G. Astier, 1983
SONG. TO. SING. TO. WHINGING. POMMES. Britain has the best of everything
fortune smiles and smiles on her: a gracious queen, a king in waiting, best of all
we've Tony Blair. It makes one cringe to hear them whinge when we've the best
of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHINGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
whinge is used in the context of the following news items.
Customer 'plastered' after whinge
Customer 'plastered' after whinge. Jerome Cornelius | 2015-07-29 00:09:14.0. HEADS UP: Massimo Orione and employees at Massimo's pizzaria in Hout Bay ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
Australia won't whinge on the surface, but all eyes are on Lord's pitch
If they do it will sound as if they are whingeing. And by and large the Aussies do not approve of whingeing. Darren Lehmann expressed some disappointment ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
BT issues formal whinge to Ofcom over Sky dominance in pay telly
Former state-owned telecoms giant BT has formally whinged to Ofcom that archrival Sky should be subject to regulatory intervention over its dominance in the ... «The Register, Jul 15»
Hurrah for the Henley dress code. Brits always need something to …
A true Brit is never happier than when complaining about something – and "how to whinge" should really be taught as one of the “British values” that schools are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Chevron's tax whinge doesn't stack up
Chevron Australia boss Roy Krzywosinski was complaining two weeks ago that taxes were too high in Australia. It was a pretty suave call from Krzywosinski. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
Wednesday Whinge: House of Idiots
1) We've had a humour and human blackout for the past month. MPs and ministers won't take risks anymore and that includes meeting the real public. «24dash, May 15»
WA's big GST whinge all a bit rich as iron ore bust leaves …
It's a tale of two cities. Melbourne's gold rush of the 1800s left beautiful terraces and a vibrant city, Perth seems to have squandered its boom. Jacob Greber ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
Colin Barnett's GST whinge doesn't hold water - and he knows it
Premier Colin Barnett constantly complains that WA does not get back all its citizens pay in GST, but it is a fallacious argument - and he knows it. Photo: Aaron ... «WA today, Apr 15»
Aidan Burley MP bows out of Parliament with whinge about pay and …
A controversial Tory MP bowed out of Parliament today with an attack on 'rude' constituents and complaints that he did not earn enough. Aidan Burley, who ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Whinge list: 'Balanced' NW people have chip on both shoulders …
He said: “What is presented sometimes as cogent argument actually ends up being a whinge list of what has not been done and is not being done. «Derry Journal, Jan 15»
