rouer

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to curl up, roll up
  2. (intransitive) to roll (of e.g. birds, to spin in the air)

Synonyms

faire subir le supplice de la roue

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁwe/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin rotāre. Doublet of rôder, a borrowing from Provençal.

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