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krassen.

to scratch on a hard, even surface

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkrɑsə(n)/
  1. to scratch on a hard, even surface

  2. to make a similar sound, like certain voices grate and birds caw, croak, hoot or screech

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch crassen, probably from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, presumably of imitative origin, but compare Albanian gërresë. Cognate with modern German kratzen, Middle Low German kratten. From a variant *kratjaną stem Middle Dutch cretten, Middle Low German kretten, dialectal German krätzen.

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