Meaning
to wiggle, to thrash about
- To wave, wag, or shake repeatedly.
- (reflexive, dimenarsi) To squirm, wriggle, or thrash about restlessly.
In a sentence
Il cane ha iniziato a dimenare la coda quando ha visto il guinzaglio.
The dog started wagging its tail when it saw the leash.
Il bambino si dimenava nel passeggino perché voleva camminare da solo.
The toddler was squirming in the stroller because he wanted to walk on his own.
Non ti dimenare mentre il medico ti medica la ferita.
Don't wriggle while the doctor is dressing your wound.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dimenare | infinitive |
| dimeno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimeni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimena | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimeniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimenate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dimenavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dimenavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dimenasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dimenaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dimenerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dimeneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dimenerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dimeneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dimeni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimeni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimeni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimeniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimeniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dimenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dimenaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimeneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimeneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimenereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimena | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dimeniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dimenate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenando | gerund |
| dimenato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Much more frequent in the pronominal reflexive form 'dimenarsi'.
- Transitively, it is mainly used in 'dimenare la coda' (to wag one's tail).