To whinge is to complain again and again in a way that annoys the people listening. The complaint is usually about something small, the tone is unhappy, and it does not stop. 'Stop whinging and finish your homework.' It is close to whine and to moan, and it is always negative — nobody has ever whinged about anything important in the speaker's opinion, because calling it whinging is precisely how you say the complaint does not deserve attention.

To whinge whinge這個字 is to complain again and again就是一直抱怨、抱怨個沒完 in a way that annoys the people listening讓聽的人覺得很煩的那種方式。The complaint抱怨的內容 is usually about something small通常是雞毛蒜皮的小事，the tone語氣 is unhappy是不開心的，and it does not stop而且停不下來。'Stop whinging and finish your homework.'「別再whinge了，快把功課寫完。」It它 is close to跟whine和moan很接近 whine and to moan，and it is always negative而且永遠是負面的——nobody has ever whinged about anything important從來沒有人whinge過什麼重要的事 in the speaker's opinion在說話者眼中，because因為 calling it whinging把它說成whinging is precisely how you say正是在說 the complaint does not deserve attention這個抱怨不值得理會。

The important thing for you to know is *where* it is used.

The important thing for you to know對你來說最重要的是 is *where* it is used這個字用在*哪裡*。

Whinge is British, Australian, and New Zealand English. Americans generally do not use it; they say whine or complain, and many Americans would not recognise the word at once. In Australia it is extremely common, and there is even a well-known joke phrase, 'whinging Poms', for British people who complain.

Whinge whinge is是 British, Australian, and New Zealand English英國、澳洲、紐西蘭英語的用字。Americans美國人 generally do not use it一般不用這個字；they say他們會說 whine or complain whine或complain，and而且 many Americans很多美國人 would not recognise the word at once可能一時反應不過來這個字是什麼意思。In Australia在澳洲 it is extremely common這個字非常常見，and there is even而且還有 a well-known joke phrase一個有名的玩笑用語，'whinging Poms'「whinging Poms」，for British people who complain指愛抱怨的英國人。

It works as a verb ('he whinged about the food all week') and as a noun ('she's having a whinge about the weather'). That noun use is friendly and casual: 'having a whinge' can mean letting off steam with a friend, and the speaker may be smiling. In this softer use it is not a real attack.

It它 works as a verb可以當動詞用 ('he whinged about the food all week'「他整週都在whinge食物」) and as a noun也可以當名詞用 ('she's having a whinge about the weather'「她在為天氣發牢騷」)。That noun use這種名詞用法 is friendly and casual比較輕鬆友善：'having a whinge'「have a whinge」 can mean letting off steam with a friend可以只是跟朋友發洩一下情緒，and the speaker may be smiling說話的人可能還在笑。In this softer use用在這種輕鬆的用法裡 it is not a real attack它並不是真的在攻擊誰。

Spelling is worth a moment: whinge keeps its e before -ing, so it is whingeing (and whinging is also accepted). The e is there to keep the 'j' sound soft, as in binge → bingeing.

Spelling拼法 is worth a moment值得注意一下：whinge whinge keeps its e保留字尾的e before -ing在加-ing之前，so所以 it is寫成 whingeing whingeing (and而 whinging whinging is also accepted也可以接受)。The e這個e is there存在 to keep the 'j' sound soft是為了讓「dʒ」的音保持軟音，as in就像 binge → bingeing binge變成bingeing一樣。

It is informal — fine with friends, wrong in a formal essay.

It它 is informal是個非正式的字——fine with friends跟朋友用沒問題，wrong in a formal essay但寫在正式文章裡就不對了。