Polyglot Dictionary

reñir

/reˈɲiɾ/

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)
riño
preterite (yo)
reñí
past participle
reñido

Meaning

  1. to scold; to quarrel

    • La madre riñó al niño.

      The mother scolded the boy.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

regañar

reñir and regañar are close synonyms for "to scold"; reñir also separately means "to quarrel."

Practice

1 What does reñir mean?

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