étriller

French

Etymology

From Old French estriller, from Vulgar Latin *strigiliāre, from *strigila, from Latin strigilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.tʁi.je/
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Verb

étriller

  1. to curry (a horse), to groom
  2. (sports) to crush, to trounce
  3. (figuratively) to critique, to reprimand

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