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krekhts

krekhts noun: a jolting upward slide on violin made by pressing a finger down on the string at the end of a note.

Noun

krekhts

  1. A jolting upward slide on violin made by pressing a finger down on the string at the end of a note.

Origin of krekhts

Borrowed from Yiddish קרעכץ (krekhts, “groan”)

Questions about krekhts

What does krekhts mean?
Krekhts means a jolting upward slide on violin made by pressing a finger down on the string at the end of a note.
What part of speech is krekhts?
Krekhts is a noun.

Words near krekhts in the dictionary

  1. kreittonite
  2. Kreitzer
  3. Kreitzers
  4. Krejci
  5. Krejcis
  6. krekhts
  7. Kreklow
  8. Krell
  9. Krells
  10. krembo
  11. krembos

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