Polyglot Dictionary

lloriquear

/ʝoɾikeˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
lloriqueo
preterite (yo)
lloriqueé
past participle
lloriqueado

Meaning

  1. to whimper

    • El bebé lloriqueaba.

      The baby whimpered.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

gimotear

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 lloriquear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lloriquear?

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