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rechigner

Pronunciation: /ʁə.ʃi.ɲe/

“rechigner” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to display reluctance

In French

  1. Témoigner par l’air de son visage la mauvaise humeur où l’on est, le chagrin, la répugnance que l’on éprouve.
  2. Mettre de la mauvaise volonté, exprimer des réticences à faire quelque chose.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reschignier, from Frankish *kīnan (“to split open”).

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