gorjear

/ɡoɾxeˈaɾ/

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)
gorjeo
preterite (yo)
gorjeé
past participle
gorjeado

Meaning

  1. to warble

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

trinar

gorjear and trinar are close synonyms for a bird's "to warble," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

gorjear

gorjear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to warble."

Practice

1 What does gorjear mean?

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