rechigner

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French reschignier, from Frankish *kīnan (“to split open”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.ʃi.ɲe/ === Verb === rechigner (intransitive, colloquial) to display reluctance [with à ‘in something’ or à (+ infinitive) ‘in doing something’] Synonym: renâcler L'été, nos enfants rechignent à faire leurs devoirs de vacances. ― In the summer, our children are reluctant to do their vacation homework. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== chigner === References === === Further reading === “rechigner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012