estreñir
Spanish, verb/estɾeˈɲiɾ/
estreñir is spelled E-S-T-R-E-Ñ-I-R (8 letters). Estreñir is a Spanish verb meaning “to constipate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Retrasar o dificultar un proceso intestinal”.
What does estreñir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to constipate
- 2
to become constipated
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Retrasar o dificultar un proceso intestinal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of estreñir
- estriño first-person present singular
- estreñí first-person preterite singular
- estreñido participle past
- e-i alternation
- estriñendo gerund
- estreñida feminine participle past
- estreñidos masculine participle past
- estreñidas feminine participle past
- estriñes indicative informal present
- estreñís indicative informal present
- estriñe indicative present singular
- estreñimos first-person indicative plural
- estriñen indicative plural present
- estreñía first-person imperfect indicative
- estreñías imperfect indicative second-person
- estreñíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- estreñíais imperfect indicative plural
- estreñían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estreñir?
- /estɾeˈɲiɾ/
- [es.t̪ɾeˈɲiɾ]
- [est̪ɾeˈɲiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estreñir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.