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piagnere

to weep

verb pyah-NYEH-reh Rare

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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