rabear
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From rabo (“tail”) + -ear.
==== Verb ====
rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
rabear (first-person singular present rabeio, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado, reintegrationist norm)
(intransitive, of a tail) to wag
(intransitive) to meander; to go like a serpent
Synonym: serpear
(intransitive) to be restless, to lose one's patience
Synonym: impacientar
===== Conjugation =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From rabia (“anger”) + -ear.
==== Verb ====
rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
alternative form of rabiar
===== Conjugation =====
=== References ===
“rabear”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
rabear (first-person singular present rabeio, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
(intransitive, of a tail) to wag
Synonym: menear
(intransitive, figurative) to move out of restlessness or because one is bothered
Synonym: saracotear
(transitive) to drive a plough
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“rabear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“rabear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“rabear”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From rabo (“tail”) + -ear.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /rabeˈaɾ/ [ra.β̞eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ra‧be‧ar
=== Verb ===
rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeé, past participle rabeado)
(intransitive, of a tail) to wag
Synonym: menear
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“rabear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025