Meaning
to curl up
- almost exclusively reflexive (rannicchiarsi): to curl up, crouch, or huddle oneself into a compact shape
- to draw in limbs closely to the body
In a sentence
Il gatto si rannicchia sempre sulla poltrona per dormire.
The cat always curls up on the armchair to sleep.
Sentendo freddo, si è rannicchiata sotto la coperta pesante.
Feeling cold, she huddled under the heavy blanket.
Perché ti rannicchi in quell'angolo buio della stanza?
Why are you crouching in that dark corner of the room?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rannicchiare | infinitive |
| rannicchio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rannicchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rannicchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rannicchia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rannicchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rannicchiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rannicchiando | gerund |
| rannicchiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually encountered as the reflexive verb 'rannicchiarsi'.
- Often used when describing people trying to keep warm, hide, or rest comfortably.