remuer
French, verb/ʁə.mɥe/
remuer is a French verb meaning “to move (something, often with repeated, restless or agitated movement, especially a body part); to shake, swing, wag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mouvoir, déplacer”.
What does remuer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to move (something, often with repeated, restless or agitated movement, especially a body part); to shake, swing, wag
Le bébé remue ses bras.
- 2
to move; to shift; to shuffle; to rearrange (something around)
Near-synonyms: déplacer, bouger
- 3
to stir (a liquid or mixture)
Near-synonyms: tourner, mélanger
- 4
to turn over (earth, soil); to toss (salad)
J’ai remué la terre.
- 5
to deeply move, touch (someone)
Son discours m’a remué.
- 6
to stir up (emotions, feelings, memories)
Near-synonym: raviver
- 7
to move (around); to fidget
Il se remue beaucoup.
- 8
to make an effort; to get moving
Il faut se remuer pour réussir.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mouvoir, déplacer. 2. Déplacer, déménager quelqu'un. 3. Transporter de la terre d’un lieu à un autre. 4. Poursuivre ou réveiller une affaire négligée, oubliée ou interrompue.
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 remuer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- remuant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- remué participle past
- remue first-person indicative present
- remues indicative present second-person
- remuons first-person indicative plural
- remuez indicative plural present
- remuent indicative plural present
- remuais first-person imperfect indicative
- remuait imperfect indicative singular
- remuions first-person imperfect indicative
- remuiez imperfect indicative plural
- remuaient imperfect indicative plural
- remuai first-person historic indicative
- remuas historic indicative past
- remua historic indicative past
- remuâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce remuer?
- /ʁə.mɥe/
- \ʁə.mɥe\
- [ʁə.mɥe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to remuer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is remuer in French?
remuer appears 2.7 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).