Meaning
to stretch, to limber up
- to stretch or limber up stiff limbs
- to shake off stiffness from muscles or joints
In a sentence
Ci siamo fermati per sgranchirci un po' le gambe.
We stopped to stretch our legs a bit.
Faccio due passi per sgranchire i muscoli dopo il viaggio.
I'm taking a short walk to limber up my muscles after the trip.
Non riesci a sgranchirti le braccia prima di iniziare l'allenamento?
Can't you stretch your arms before starting the workout?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sgranchire | infinitive |
| sgranchisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgranchiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgranchiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgranchisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sgranchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sgranchite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sgranchendo | gerund |
| sgranchito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually used reflexively: 'sgranchirsi le gambe' means 'to stretch one's legs'.