Polyglot Dictionary

canturrear

/kanturreˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
canturreo
preterite (yo)
canturreé
past participle
canturreado

Meaning

  1. to hum

    • Canturreaba mientras cocinaba.

      She hummed while cooking.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tararear

canturrear and tararear are close synonyms for "to hum" a tune, interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cantarolar

cantarolar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hum."

Practice

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