gémissant
French, adjective/ʒe.mi.sɑ̃/
gémissant is spelled G-É-M-I-S-S-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 55,146th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gémissant is a French adjective meaning “wailing, whining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of gémir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui gémit”.
What does gémissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
wailing, whining
verb
- 1
present participle of gémir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui gémit.
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 gémissant
- gémissante feminine
- gémissants masculine plural
- gémissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gémissant?
- /ʒe.mi.sɑ̃/
- \ʒe.mi.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gémissant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gémissant in French?
gémissant appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).