estiregassar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From estirar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
estiregassar (first-person singular present estiregasso, first-person singular preterite estiregassí, past participle estiregassat)
- (transitive) to pull at, to yank
- 1990, Miquel Àngel Riera, Illa Flaubert:
- Aquell núvol blanquíssim de plomissall xiulador anava i venia, s'estiregassava i es comprimia mentre de manera capriciosa es desplaçava en totes direccions.
- That extremely white cloud of whistling plume came and went, stretching itself out and compressing itself in a capricious manner, displacing itself in all directions.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of estiregassar (first conjugation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “estiregassar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.