gracchiare

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to caw (of crows, magpies, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to croak
  3. (intransitive) to chirp
  4. (intransitive) to babble, to chatter
  5. (intransitive) to crackle (of a radio, etc.)

Etymology

From gracchio (“chough”) + -are. Compare with Spanish grajear (“to caw”) from the same Latin root.

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