(intransitive) to creak (to make a prolonged sharp squeaking sound)
(transitive) to grind (one’s teeth)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese renger, from Vulgar Latin *ringīre, from Latin ringor (“I show my teeth”). Cognate with Galician renxer (“creak, grind (one's teeth)”).