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winge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of whinge.
    alt of whinge

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winges Number=Plur lexicographic

winge en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of whinge.
    alt of whinge
    • Mostly, they were wingeing about the lousy cook and the same thing served too often 1992, Sky Phillips, Secret mission to Melbourne, November, 1941, page 45:
    • "I'm miserable," Sam proclaimed, plodding behind with his shoelace flapping. "Nobody ever gives me butter-pies when I need them." / "Shut up," said Jonathan. "Stop wingeing." 2002, Diana Wynne Jones, A Tale of Time City, page 41:
    • His wife will winge her bloody head off, but Nev will come good. 1993, Michael Fisher, The Nightmare Man, page 169:

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wingeing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
winges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
winged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
winged Tense=Past lexicographic
winging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic