krex

intransitive verb

ˈkreks,

ˈgr-

-ed/-ing/-es

dialectal

: grumble, complain

always something to krex about

Word History

Etymology

probably from Pennsylvania German greckse to grunt, ail, from German krächzen to croak, from krachen to crack, crash, roar, from Old High German krahhōn to crack

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