Polyglot Dictionary

crujir

/kɾuˈxiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
crujo
preterite (yo)
crují
past participle
crujido

Meaning

  1. to creak

    • El suelo cruje.

      The floor creaks.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rechinar

rechinar specifically implies a grating or screeching creak, like rusty hinges or teeth grinding; crujir is more general creaking or crackling, like a floor or crunchy food.

Practice

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