grincer

== French == === Etymology === From earlier grigner, originally from Old High German grînan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɛ̃.se/ === Verb === grincer to squeak (emit sound) to creak, rasp, squeal (of teeth) to gnash (of birds) to squawk (of a person) to grumble ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'. ==== Derived terms ==== grinçant grincement grinceur grinçonner === Further reading === “grincer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012