chigner

CAN

ʃiɲe

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Definition of chigner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

pleurnicher

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CAN

exprimer sa tristesse par des pleurs faibles et répétés

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CAN

L'enfant chigne depuis ce matin à cause de son jouet cassé.

geindre

pleurnicher

mauvaise humeur

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CAN

parler constamment de manière maussade et mécontente

Rare

CAN

Il chigne toujours contre ses collègues au bureau.

râler

ronchonner

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Origin of chigner

français, chigner (onomatopée?)

Examples of chigner in a sentence

Il chignait toute la nuit dès qu'on éteignait la lumière.
Arrête de chigner, on essaie de trouver une solution.
Elle se met à chigner dès qu'on évoque ce sujet délicat.

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English:whine, grumble, ...
German:quengeln, nörgeln, ...
Italian:piagnucolare, brontolare, ...
Spanish:lloriquear, refunfuñar, ...
Portuguese:choramingar, resmungar, ...
Chinese:哭哭啼啼, 发牢骚, ...
Japanese:ぐずる, ぶつぶつ言う, ...
Arabic:بَكَى بُكَاء خَفِيفَا, تذمَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְיֵלֵל, לְהִתְלוֹנֵן בְּקוֹדְרוּת, ...
Russian:хныкать, ворчать, ...
Ukrainian:скиглити, бурчати, ...
Catalan:ploriquejar, remugar, ...
Danish:klynke, brokke sig, ...
Dutch:zeuren, klagen, ...
Greek:κλαψουρίζω, γκρινιάζω, ...
Khmer:យំង៉ូវ, រអ៊ូរទាំ, ...
Korean:칭얼거리다, 투덜거리다, ...
Polish:marudzić, zrzędzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):choramingar, reclamar, ...
Romanian:a scânci, a cârti, ...
Swedish:snyfta, knota, ...
Thai:ร้องไห้งอแง, บ่น, ...
Turkish:sızlanmak, söylenmek, ...
Vietnamese:khóc nhè, cằn nhằn, ...

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