chinchinear
Spanish, verb/t͡ʃint͡ʃineˈaɾ/
chinchinear is spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-I-N-E-A-R (11 letters). Chinchinear is a Spanish verb meaning “to entertain (a child) by shaking a rattle (a baby's toy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does chinchinear mean in English?
verb
- 1
Mexicocolloquialto entertain (a child) by shaking a rattle (a baby's toy)
- 2
Mexicocolloquialto shake a rattle (a baby's toy)
- 3
colloquialto pamper, coddle (someone)
Su padre lo chinchineaba tanto de pequeño que ahora no sabe hacer nada por su cuenta.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of chinchinear
- chinchineo first-person present singular
- chinchineé first-person preterite singular
- chinchineado participle past
- chinchineando gerund
- chinchineada feminine participle past
- chinchineados masculine participle past
- chinchineadas feminine participle past
- chinchineas indicative informal present
- chinchineás indicative informal present
- chinchinea indicative present singular
- chinchineamos first-person indicative plural
- chinchineáis indicative plural present
- chinchinean indicative plural present
- chinchineaba first-person imperfect indicative
- chinchineabas imperfect indicative second-person
- chinchineábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- chinchineabais imperfect indicative plural
- chinchineaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chinchinear?
- /t͡ʃint͡ʃineˈaɾ/
- [t͡ʃĩnʲ.t͡ʃi.neˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.