arraulir

Catalan

Etymology

From dissimilation of earlier *arreorir, from Vulgar Latin *adrigōrīre or *inrigōrīre, from Latin rigor.

Pronunciation

Verb

arraulir (first-person singular present arrauleixo, first-person singular preterite arraulí, past participle arraulit)

  1. (transitive) to bend
    Synonyms: ajupir, abatre
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to curl up (e.g. from the cold)
    Synonyms: arrupir-se, arronsar-se
    • 1947, Sebastià Juan Arbó, Tino Costa:
      La dona, mig adormida, mastegà malediccions i s'arraulí de nou dintre el seu xal deteriorat.
      The woman, half asleep, muttered curses and curled up again inside her deteriorated shawl.

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