Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winge

/wˈɪndʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: winge
IPA: /wˈɪndʒ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of whinge.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

noun

Alternative form of whinge.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

name

Example Sentences

"Mostly, they were wingeing about the lousy cook and the same thing served too often"
"His wife will winge her bloody head off, but Nev will come good."
""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.""

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine, Military.

Inflected Forms

winges (present, singular) wingeing (participle, present) winging (participle, present) winged (participle, past) winged (past) winges (plural)

Rhymes With

fringe binge cringe hinge syringe infringe tinge inge twinge singe impinge minge

Questions

How do you pronounce winge?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪndʒ/.
What does winge mean?: Alternative form of whinge.

How to pronounce winge

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