remolejar

Catalan

Etymology

From remorejar (to murmur) via dissimilation.

Pronunciation

Verb

remolejar (first-person singular present remolejo, first-person singular preterite remolegí, past participle remolejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to come up with excuses, to dawdle
  2. (intransitive) to grumble
    • 1866, Terenci Thos i Codina, Lo llibre de l'infantesa:
      Tornássen lo gegant á sa cambra, tot remolejant.
      The giant returned to his chamber, grumbling all the way.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • remoleig

Further reading

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