verb/va.ne/
to winnow; to shake about, jolt, jostle; to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly); to knacker, tire out, flush; to stir (a sauce or soup) to avoid the formation of a skin
Inherited from Vulgar Latin vannāre, from Latin vannere, vannō.
/va.ne/
to winnow; to shake about, jolt, jostle; to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly); to knacker, tire out, flush; to stir (a sauce or soup) to avoid the formation of a skin
Inherited from Vulgar Latin vannāre, from Latin vannere, vannō.
to provide [a river] with sluice gates or floodgates
From vanne (“floodgate”) + -er.
to kid, joke, crack jokes; to kid, tease, rib someone
Synonyms: déconner, chambrer
From etymology 1, and later from vanne (“wisecrack”) + -er.