chigner
French, verb/ʃi.ɲe/
chigner is spelled C-H-I-G-N-E-R (7 letters). Chigner is a French verb meaning “to whine, moan, complain, or grumble in a childish manner. (followed by de to mean "about")” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pleurnicher ; geindre”.
What does chigner mean in English?
verb
- 1
derogatoryinformalto whine, moan, complain, or grumble in a childish manner. (followed by de to mean "about")
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pleurnicher ; geindre. 2. Avoir constamment l’humeur et la parole grogneuses.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chigner
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- chignant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- chigné participle past
- chigne first-person indicative present
- chignes indicative present second-person
- chignons first-person indicative plural
- chignez indicative plural present
- chignent indicative plural present
- chignais first-person imperfect indicative
- chignait imperfect indicative singular
- chignions first-person imperfect indicative
- chigniez imperfect indicative plural
- chignaient imperfect indicative plural
- chignai first-person historic indicative
- chignas historic indicative past
- chigna historic indicative past
- chignâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chigner?
- /ʃi.ɲe/
- \ʃi.ɲe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.