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Vocabulary Entry
crick
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A loud, sharp sound, often associated with the noise made by a cricket or a similar insect.
Example Sentences
"The night was filled with the soft crick of crickets in the grass."
"I heard a sudden crick from the direction of the forest."
"The crick of the tree branch startled me as I walked by."
V
verb
To make a sharp cracking sound; to produce a sound similar to that of a cricket.
Example Sentences
"He cricked his neck to relieve the tension."
"As she moved, a small twig cricked under her foot."
"The poker cricked as he flexed it back and forth."