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râler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • frown noun A facial expression made by lowering the eyebrows, usually showing displeasure, worry, or concentration.
  • groan noun A low, drawn-out sound made when someone is in pain, upset, or annoyed.
  • kvetch verb To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
  • mutter verb To speak quietly and indistinctly, especially in complaint or annoyance.
  • rant verb To speak or complain loudly and at length, often in anger.
  • rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.

Senses

râler is used for these senses in English:

  • groan To make a groan.
  • kvetch To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
  • mutter To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
  • rant To criticize by ranting.
  • rattle (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

frown — full definition

  1. noun A facial expression made by lowering the eyebrows, usually showing displeasure, worry, or concentration.
  2. verb To make this expression, especially to show disapproval or unhappiness.
  3. verb To disapprove of something (usually as "frown on/upon").

groan — full definition

  1. noun A low, drawn-out sound made when someone is in pain, upset, or annoyed.
  2. verb To make this kind of low, unhappy sound.

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