cojear

Spanish

Etymology

From cojo + -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koxeˈaɾ/ [ko.xeˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧je‧ar

Verb

cojear (first-person singular present cojeo, first-person singular preterite cojeé, past participle cojeado)

  1. (intransitive) to limp (walk lamely)
    • 1997, José Miguel Cejas, Montse Grases: biografía breve, Ediciones Rialp, →ISBN, page 78:
      Un domingo de enero por la tarde Lía se extrañó al ver que Montse cojeaba un poco.
      One Sunday afternoon in January Lía was surprised to see Montse limping a little.
  2. (intransitive, of furniture) to wobble (move with a rocking motion)
    • 2004, Mavis Dora Alvarez Licea, La loca de las yagrumas y otras mujeres:
      Las viejas sillas cojean sobre el piso de cemento desnivelado y cuarteado de rajaduras.
      The old chairs wobble on the uneven, cracked cement floor.

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