This is the 10861st most frequent Catalan word.
rient
"Rient" in Catalan means "laughing" in English.
In this sentence, 'rient' is used as the present participle of the verb 'riure', showing an ongoing action of laughing.
Estaven rient molt durant la festa.
They were laughing a lot during the party.
Here, 'rient' functions as a descriptor, illustrating what the children were doing while being observed.
Vaig passar pel parc i vaig veure nens rient.
I passed by the park and saw children laughing.
In this sentence, 'rient' emphasizes an action occurring simultaneously with the attempt to talk.