criant
French, adjective/kʁi.jɑ̃/
criant is spelled C-R-I-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written French, the 10,655th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criant is a French adjective meaning “shouting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of crier. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui crie”.
What does criant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
shouting
La horde criante des supporters.
- 2
so shocking as to cause outcries; scandalous, outrageous
une injustice criante
- 3
blatant, flagrant
une erreur criante
verb
- 1
present participle of crier
un papier peint criant de mauvais goût
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui crie. 2. Causant une surprise propre à provoquer des cris, souvent d'indignation (syn: scandaleux), mais aussi d'étonnement (syn: surprenant). 3. Flagrant, évident, qui saute aux yeux.
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 criant
- criante feminine
- criants masculine plural
- criantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criant?
- /kʁi.jɑ̃/
- \kʁi.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criant in French?
criant appears 5.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).