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How do you use Whinge in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Whinge in a sentence

Related words

Whinge | Whingeing | Whinger

Whinge meaning

To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Using Whinge

  • The main meaning on this page is: To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
  • In the example corpus, whinge often appears in combinations such as: whinge about, to whinge.

Context around Whinge

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

public 1×

Often after:

originally 1×

Sentence patterns with Whinge

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

celtic might whinge about recovery 1× d always whinge about people 1× do we whinge 1× love to whinge and complain 1× shocking public whinge after he 1× those who whinge she says 1× tv to whinge about not 1× want to whinge 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aberdeen fans might 1× but instead of 1× however his real 1× i don t 1× my god people 1× we re globally 1×

Common sentence endings:

about absolutely nothing 1× clash against atalanta 1× describe the english 1× do we whinge 1× he wanted out 1× the penalty area 1×

Words around Whinge

Just before it in the word index:

whing 5 whinfellpark 2 whiney 4 whines 19 whiners 9 whiner 10

Just after it in the word index:

whingeing 5 whinger 3 whinging 6 whinhill 4 whining 123 whinney 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Whinge

  • In this selection, "whinge" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, public and originally stand out and add context to how "whinge" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include celtic might whinge about recovery and d always whinge about people. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whinge" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whinge

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I don’t want to whinge. (6 words)

We’re globally the richest, so why do we whinge? (10 words)

My god people love to whinge and complain about absolutely nothing. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

However, his real difficulty is marketing, because people who go on TV to whinge about not having PPE in their care home (or whatever) are not easy to get in touch with quickly. (33 words)

But instead of rising to the challenge, Barrett blamed everything for his and the team’s demise in a shocking public whinge after he told the club he wanted out. (30 words)

Second, those who whinge “She says the same boring stuff every year” and “Anyway, you can record it and watch it later”. (22 words)

Question examples

We’re globally the richest, so why do we whinge? (10 words)

Example sentences (9)

He was always difficult because he'd always whinge about people stepping on his toes in the penalty area.

I don’t want to whinge.

Aberdeen fans might grumble about an early start, Celtic might whinge about recovery time before their Champions League clash against Atalanta.

However, his real difficulty is marketing, because people who go on TV to whinge about not having PPE in their care home (or whatever) are not easy to get in touch with quickly.

But instead of rising to the challenge, Barrett blamed everything for his and the team’s demise in a shocking public whinge after he told the club he wanted out.

My god people love to whinge and complain about absolutely nothing.

Whinge: Originally an English world for whining, sometimes used by Australians to describe the English.

Second, those who whinge “She says the same boring stuff every year” and “Anyway, you can record it and watch it later”.

We’re globally the richest, so why do we whinge?

Common combinations with whinge

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whinge" in a sentence?
An example: "He was always difficult because he'd always whinge about people stepping on his toes in the penalty area." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "whinge" from authentic English texts.
What does "whinge" mean?
Whinge means: To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
How many example sentences with "whinge" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "whinge", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.