ronronnant
French, adjective/ʁɔ̃.ʁɔ.nɑ̃/
ronronnant is spelled R-O-N-R-O-N-N-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ronronnant is a French adjective meaning “purring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of ronronner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ronronne”.
What does ronronnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
purring
verb
- 1
present participle of ronronner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ronronne.
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 ronronnant
- ronronnante feminine
- ronronnants masculine plural
- ronronnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ronronnant?
- /ʁɔ̃.ʁɔ.nɑ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ronronnant in French?
ronronnant appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).