Meanings
winge1
present singular third person winges · participle present wingeing · participle present winging · participle past winged · past winged
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKalternativeslangAlternative form of whinge.
His wife will winge her bloody head off, but Nev will come good.
1993, Michael Fisher, The Nightmare Man, page 1692 more examples
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
plural winges
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKalternativeslangAlternative form of whinge.
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