Also means
to whine
Usage Note
Piagnere is a literary or regional variant of piangere ('to cry, to weep'); in modern standard Italian piangere is preferred. You may encounter piagnere in older texts or dialectal speech. The derived piagnucolare means 'to whimper' or 'to snivel.'
Examples
"Il bambino piagneva in silenzio."
Natural Translation
The child was weeping in silence.
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