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winge

winge is the alternative form of whinge.

Meaning of whinge

Verb

whinge (third-person singular simple present whinges, present participle whingeing or whinging, simple past and past participle whinged)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) 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.

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Proper noun capitalized: Winge

Winge (plural Winges)

  1. A surname.

Forms of winge

Verb
third-person singular presentwinges
present participlewingeing
present participlewinging
past participlewinged
pastwinged
Noun
pluralwinges
Proper noun
pluralWinges

Words that rhyme with winge

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Questions about winge

What does winge mean?
Winge means a surname.
What is winge the alternative form of?
Winge is the alternative form of whinge.
What part of speech is winge?
Winge is a proper noun.

Words near winge in the dictionary

  1. wingdings
  2. wingdog
  3. wingdogs
  4. wingdom
  5. wingdoms
  6. winge
  7. Wingecarribee
  8. winged
  9. winged bean
  10. winged beans
  11. winged it

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: winge (page history and authors); Winge (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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