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kiljua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bray verb Of a donkey (or similar animal): to make its loud, harsh cry.
  • cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  • squeal noun A loud, high-pitched cry or sound.

Senses

kiljua is used for these senses in English:

  • bray (intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
  • squeal (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

bray — full definition

  1. verb Of a donkey (or similar animal): to make its loud, harsh cry.
  2. verb To speak or laugh in a loud, harsh, grating way.
  3. noun The harsh cry of a donkey, or any similarly grating sound.

cry — full definition

  1. verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  2. verb To shout or call out loudly.
  3. noun An act of shedding tears.
  4. noun A loud shout or call.

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