kitistä — meaning in English

English meaning

• creak verb To make a harsh, grating, or squeaking sound, typically from friction between hard surfaces.
• grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
• grizzle verb To make or become grey, as with age.
• quibble noun A minor, often pedantic objection or complaint about a small detail.
• squeak noun A short, high-pitched sound, like that made by a mouse or an unoiled hinge.
• whine verb To complain in an annoying, high-pitched or self-pitying way.
• whinge verb To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Senses

kitistä is used for these senses in English:

• cry someone a river (idiomatic, usually, sarcastic, by extension) To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.
• get on someone's case (informal) To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.
• grate (intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.
• grizzle To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).
• quibble (informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.
• squeak (intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
• whine (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.
• whinge (UK, AU, NZ, Irish) A peevish complaint.

creak — full definition

1. verb To make a harsh, grating, or squeaking sound, typically from friction between hard surfaces.
2. noun The grating or squeaking sound made by something creaking.

grate — full definition

1. noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
2. verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
3. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.

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