crujir

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crujir

[kɾuˈxiɾ]

Rhymes with iɾ

Where it comes from

Del castellano antiguo cruxir, del latín vulgar *cruscīre, del fráncico *krustijan o del gótico 𐌺𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽, ambos del protogermánico *kreustaną. Otras versiones niegan el origen germánico y simplemente le adjudican un origen onomatopéyico.

verb haber crujido · crujiendo · habiendo crujido · crujido · crujo · crujes

Producir un pequeño ruido seco, o varios ruidos del mismo tipo, al rozar o quebrarse algo, como los géneros, dientes, hojas muertas, etc.
Similar: rechinar, chillar

In English

creak to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound
crunch to crush something with a noisy crackling sound
grit to give a grating sound
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@misc{crujir_2026,
  title = {crujir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/crujir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}