geignant

ʒɛɲɑ̃

Definition

Definition of geignant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

plainte

Rare

qui se plaint souvent avec une voix faible et triste

Rare

Son fils geignant se lamentait encore pour un rien.
La classe était fatiguée d’écouter cet élève geignant.
Nous avons évité le voisin geignant lors de la fête.

larmoyant

plaignant

pleurnichard

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Origin of geignant

français, geindre (se plaindre)

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pigner

plainte

exprimer son mécontentement de manière plaintive en geignant ou pleurant

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English:whiny, ...
German:weinend, ...
Italian:lamentoso, ...
Spanish:quejumbroso, ...
Portuguese:queixoso, ...
Chinese:爱抱怨的, ...
Japanese:泣き言ばかり言う, ...
Arabic:متذمر, ...
Hebrew:מְקוֹנֵן, ...
Russian:нытик, ...
Ukrainian:скигливий, ...
Catalan:planyívol, ...
Danish:klynkende, ...
Dutch:zeurderig, ...
Greek:παραπονιάρης, ...
Khmer:ត្អូញត្អែរ, ...
Korean:징징거리는, ...
Polish:marudny, ...
Portuguese (BR):queixoso, ...
Romanian:plângăcios, ...
Swedish:gnällig, ...
Thai:ขี้บ่น, ...
Turkish:sızlanan, ...
Vietnamese:hay than vãn, ...

geindre

ʒɛ̃dʁ

geignaient, geignais, geignait

Definition of geindre - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

plaintese plaindre en gémissant de façon répétée et plaintive

L'enfant malade geint depuis ce matin sans arrêt.
Il ne fait que geindre au lieu de chercher une solution.
Les patients geignaient dans la salle d’attente bondée.

gémir

se lamenter

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Origin of geindre

ancien français, geindre (gémir)

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English:whine, ...
German:wimmern, ...
Italian:lamentarsi, ...
Spanish:gemir, ...
Portuguese:gemer, ...
Chinese:呻吟抱怨, ...
Japanese:泣き言を言う, ...
Arabic:أنَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהֵאָנֵחַ בְּתְלוּנָה, ...
Russian:ныть, ...
Ukrainian:скиглити, ...
Catalan:geindre, ...
Danish:klynke, ...
Dutch:kreunen, ...
Greek:γόγγυζω, ...
Khmer:ថ្ងូរ, ...
Korean:징징거리다, ...
Polish:jęczeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):gemer, ...
Romanian:a se văicări, ...
Swedish:gnälla, ...
Thai:คร่ำครวญ, ...
Turkish:sızlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:rên rỉ, ...

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