Swedish adjective

gnällig

whining

Meaning

whining

In Swedish: som lätt gnäller, grinig

Forms

Forms of gnällig
Basic form	gnällig	with en-words
Neuter	gnälligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	gnälliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	gnälligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	gnälligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise gnällig

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What does gnällig mean?

gnällig in a sentence

gnälliga barn
whining children

Questions

What does gnällig mean in English?

gnällig means “whining”.

Similar words

kinkig

Origin

gnäll + -ig

Nearby common words

gnällig is number 9,378 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,374skvätt dash, drop
9,375sprätt speed, dandy
9,376fritera deep fry
9,377camping camping
9,379hebreiska Hebrew
9,380sjabbla mess up, fumble
9,381tyna fade
9,382oärlig dishonest

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary