whinging
/ˈ(h)wɪŋɪŋ/
whinging is the present participle and gerund of whing.
whinging is the present participle and gerund of whinge.
Meaning of whing
Verb
whing (third-person singular simple present whings, present participle whinging, simple past and past participle whinged)
Meaning of whinge
Verb
whinge (third-person singular simple present whinges, present participle whingeing or whinging, simple past and past participle whinged)
- To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.
Origin of whinging
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words that rhyme with whinging
- ringing
- singing
- springing
- swinging
- minging
- pinging
- stinging
- stringing
- besinging
- bringing
- flinging
- outflinging
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Questions about whinging
- What is whinging the present participle and gerund of?
- Whinging is the present participle and gerund of whing.
- How do you pronounce whinging?
- Whinging is pronounced /ˈ(h)wɪŋɪŋ/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: whinging (page history and authors); whing (page history and authors); whinge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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