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Uncertain, but probably from whinge + -le (frequentative suffix).
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whingle (third-person singular simple present whingles, present participle whingling, simple past and past participle whingled)
- (rare) to complain; whinge.
13 October 1996, Steve Kellett, “Re: Drunk Kids in an ALL AGES VENUE”, in alt.drunken.bastards[1] (Usenet):[…] , this is the last place to post this sort of whingling rubbish.
13 October 2002, Heckler ²ºº², “Re: We need team-players FAST”, in alt.games.wolfenstein[2] (Usenet):So don't whingle like an idiot and play the fecking game for fun.
2006, Eliza Blair, Friends in Need:"They don't give us comps here," he whingles, "What was I supposed to do?"
