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geindre

French → English

verb//ʒɛ̃dʁ//

(behavior) to whimper: to complain or moan in a weak, high-pitched, often non-articulated voice

Il ne cesse de geindre sur son manque de chance au lieu d'agir pour changer les choses.

(English) He keeps whimpering about his bad luck instead of acting to change things.

On entendait le blessé geindre doucement au fond de la salle d'urgence.

(English) One could hear the injured man moaning softly at the back of the emergency room.

Entry ID: fr:en:geindre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary