WHINGEING

[Lynne Murphy]

James Smith asked:

>"Whinge" was discussed a while back, and I failed to
>ask then: is this just a spelling variant of "whine"?
>Is it pronounced like "whine"  ...or does it rhyme
>with "hinge"?

It rhymes with 'hinge'.

Lynnge
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M. Lynne Murphy
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