gnissla

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Verb

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gnissla (present gnisslar, preterite gnisslade, supine gnisslat, imperative gnissla)

  1. to squeak (like unlubricated metal rubbing against metal, prototypically – high-pitched, relatively pure sounds)
    en gammal cykel som gnisslar
    an old bike that squeaks
    en gnisslande dörr
    a squeaky door
    1. to gnash, to grind (teeth, idiomatically)
  2. (figuratively) to be friction, etc. (in cooperation or the like)

Usage notes

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Might sometimes be translated as creak due to being more common for doors and the like, but means squeak. Low-pitched, high-frequency popping sounds (creaking) is knarr.

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