râler

Meaning

  1. to groan, to moan
  2. to grumble, to complain

Concepts

grumble
complain
groan
kvetch
mutter
growl
croak
whine
grouse
moan
bitch
kick
lament
mither
murmur
nag
niggle
nudge
plain
rasp
rattle
scream
😱
sound off
wheeze
whinge

be at one’s last gasp

get sore

give the death rattle

quetch
beef
noodge
carp
cavil
crab
🦀
croaking
gasp
gnarl
grizzle
grouch
grouchy
holler
Synonyms

grogner
29k
rouspéter
49k

se plaindre

récriminer
ronchonner
crier
B1
plaindre
B2
grommeler
bougonner
gronder
20k
protester
C2
chialer
C2
😢
hurler
C1
porter plainte
feuler
pester

maronner

piorner
agoniser
43k

donner la colique à

bêler
coasser
coup de pied
geindre
23k
gémir
C2

médire de

miauler
mugir
plaine
C2
réclamer
C1

s’indigner

tonner
🌩️
maugréer

pousser un gémissement

se récrier

Translations

mopperen
meckern
nörgeln
kankeren
morren
jammern
quejarse
reclamar
zeuren

sputteren

rosnar
brüllen
queixar-se
lamentar
resmungar
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁa.le/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
rasler
In summary

From earlier raller, from Middle French rasler (“to haggle, bargain for”). Doublet of racler.

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