blèren

From Middle Dutch bleren, from Old Dutch *blerien, from Proto-Germanic *blarjaną, probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with German plärren. The Dutch vowel phoneme /ɛː/ is normally restricted to French borrowings and interjections. It must be due here to the onomatopoeic character of the word or, less probably, to dialectal influence.

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: blè‧ren

blèren

1. (intransitive, informal) to cry or whine loudly

   Mijn broertje houdt maar niet op met blèren over zijn kapotte laptop.

   My little brother just won't stop whining about his broken laptop.

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• → Papiamentu: blèr