gimotear

/ximoteˈaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
gimoteo
preterite (yo)
gimoteé
past participle
gimoteado

Meaning

  1. to whimper

    • El niño gimoteaba.

      The child whimpered.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

lloriquear

gimotear and lloriquear are close synonyms for "to whimper," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

wimmern

wimmern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to whimper."

Practice

1 What does gimotear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches gimotear?

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