graunch
/grɔːntʃ/verb
no obj.
1- Brit. informal make a crunching or grinding noise〈英, 非正式〉发出吱吱嘎嘎的声音, 发出摩擦声:
the wheels soon graunched against a broken stone wall.
轮子很快就擦着残破的石墙发出吱吱嘎嘎的声音。
1.1
- with obj. NZ damage (something)〈新西兰〉损坏:
she sat massaging a shoulder she'd graunched last week.
她坐着按摩上周受伤的那只肩膀。
词源
late 19th cent. (originally Leicestershire dialect): imitative.