reñir
Spanish, verb/reˈɲiɾ/
reñir is a Spanish verb meaning “to scold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Regañar; reprobar con cierto enojo”.
What does reñir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to scold
- 2
to fight
- 3
to quarrel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Regañar; reprobar con cierto enojo. 2. Pelear de forma estrecha.
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 reñir
- riño first-person present singular
- reñí first-person preterite singular
- reñido participle past
- e-i alternation
- riñendo gerund
- reñida feminine participle past
- reñidos masculine participle past
- reñidas feminine participle past
- riñes indicative informal present
- reñís indicative informal present
- riñe indicative present singular
- reñimos first-person indicative plural
- riñen indicative plural present
- reñía first-person imperfect indicative
- reñías imperfect indicative second-person
- reñíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- reñíais imperfect indicative plural
- reñían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reñir?
- /reˈɲiɾ/
- [reˈɲiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reñir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reñir in Spanish?
reñir appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).