kraktinti

Esperanto

Etymology

kraki (“crack”) +‎ tinti (“tinkle”)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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.