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Helpful look at whinge vs whine: "They come from two Old English words: “whine” from hwinan (to make a whizzing or humming sound, like an arrow in flight), and “whinge” from hwinsian (to make a sound like a dog whimpering). We probably get “whinny,” or horse talk, from the same root." I think I am whining at the moment, but earlier...shrug. https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03/on-whinge-and-whine.html