gemir

gemir
v.
1 to moan, to groan (person).
El fantasma gime The ghost moans.
El viento gime The wind moans.
2 to howl (viento).
3 to moan at.
Me gime Ricardo Ricardo moans at me.
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gemir
Conjugation model [SERVIR], like {{link=servir}}servir
► verbo intransitivo
1 (quejarse) to moan, groan
■ estuvo toda la noche gimiendo de dolor she was moaning with pain all night
2 figurado (aullar) to whimper
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verb
to groan, moan
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VI (=quejarse) to groan, moan; (=lamentarse) to wail, howl; [animal] to whine; [viento] to howl, wail

-sí -dijo gimiendo — "yes," he groaned

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verbo intransitivo
a) persona to moan, groan

gemía de dolor — he moaned with pain

b) animal to whine
c) (liter) viento to moan
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= moan, whine, groan, wail, blubber, snivel, bay, whimper.
Ex. The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.
Ex. Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
Ex. At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
Ex. 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.
Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
Ex. My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.
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* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
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verbo intransitivo
a) persona to moan, groan

gemía de dolor — he moaned with pain

b) animal to whine
c) (liter) viento to moan
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= moan, whine, groan, wail, blubber, snivel, bay, whimper.

Ex: The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.

Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
Ex: 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.
* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

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gemir [I14 ]
vi
1 «persona» to moan, groan
gemía de dolor he moaned with pain
2 «animal» to whine
3 (liter); «viento» to moan
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gemir (conjugate gemir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona] to moan, groan

b) [animal] to whine

gemir verbo intransitivo to groan: gemían de dolor, he groaned in pain
'gemir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pujar
- quejarse
English:
groan
- moan
- wail
- whine
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gemir vi
1. [persona] to moan, to groan;
gemir de placer to moan o groan with pleasure
2. [animal] to whine
3. [viento] to moan
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gemir
v/i moan, groan
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gemir {54} vi
: to moan, to groan, to wail
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gemir vb
1. (persona) to groan
2. (animal) to whine

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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