plañir

plañir(
plah
-
nyeer
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1.
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(general)
a. to moan
Plañían y lloraban las mujeres desconsoladas por la muerte de los mineros.The disconsolate women moaned and cried after the death of the miners.
b. to wail
De pronto se oyó plañir a un bebé en mitad de la noche silenciosa.Suddenly a baby started to wail in the middle of the silent night.
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plañir
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (general)
a. to bewail
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
2. (general)
a. to moan, to wail
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plañir
transitive verb
to mourn; grieve over
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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