renâcler

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French

Etymology

Variant (influenced by renifler) of Middle French renaquer, from naquer, from Old French naquier (sniff), nascïer (talk through the nose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.na.kle/ ~ /ʁə.nɑ.kle/
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Verb

renâcler

  1. (intransitive) to display fear, anger or reluctance by snorting (of animals, especially horses)
    Synonym: renifler
    Devant l’obstacle, le cheval s’arrêta net en renâclant.
    In front of the obstacle, the horse stopped dead in its tracks with a snort.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to display reluctance
    Synonym: rechigner
    Il prit le balais et la serpillière et s’activa à la tâche, non sans avoir renâclé bruyamment.
    He took the broom and the floorcloth and got to work, but not before loudly complaining.
    • 2015 April 16, Maurice Szafran, “Pourquoi le nouveau nom de l'UMP suscite l'indignation”, in Challenges:
      Au sein de (l’ex) UMP, l’accueil, hormis au sein du premier cercle sarkozyste, n’est guère enthousiaste à l’annonce de ce nouveau nom. Les proches d’Alain Juppé et de François Fillon renâclent, même s’ils n’osent pas l’exprimer haut et fort.
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