knirschen
Meaning
- (weak) to scrunch, to crunch
- (weak) to gnash, to grind
- (figuratively, weak) to be wrathful, to pent-up anger
Synonyms
Translations
knarsen
rechinar
ranger
scricchiolare
gıcırdamak
grincerFrequency
Dialects
Aargau
chroose
Basel-Landschaft
gnaarfle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈknɪʁʃn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German *knirsen (“gnashing”). Cognate with Dutch knarsen (“to gnash, crash”).
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