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ranger.

to creak (to make a prolonged sharp squeaking sound)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/Brazil[hɐ̃ˈʒe(h)]Brazil/ʁɐ̃ˈʒe(ɾ)/São-Paulo[hɐ̃ˈʒe(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to creak (to make a prolonged sharp squeaking sound)

    intransitive
  2. to grind (one’s teeth)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese renger, from Vulgar Latin *ringīre, from Latin ringor (“to show one's teeth”). Cognate with Galician renxer (“creak, grind (one's teeth)”).

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