kraktinti

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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kraki (crack) +‎ tinti (tinkle)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [krakˈtinti]
  • Rhymes: -inti
  • Hyphenation: krak‧tin‧ti

Verb

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kraktinti (present kraktintas, past kraktintis, future kraktintos, conditional kraktintus, volitive kraktintu)

  1. To make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound; to snap, crack.
    • 1923, L. L. Zamenhof, Fabeloj de Andersen, translation of Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen:
      Ne kraktintu tiel per via ĉeno, li diris al la hundo.
      Don't crackle like that with your chain, he said to the dog.