Definition
Plural of crick; multiple instances of sudden painful muscle strains or stiffness, often in the neck.
Etymology
Simple plural of 'crick,' formed by adding the standard English -s suffix. The singular 'crick' has uncertain origins but appears in English from at least the 16th century.
Kelly Says
Almost everyone has experienced the annoyance of a crick in their neck—it's so common that many languages have similar-sounding words for this specific, surprisingly painful problem.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሪክ ድምፅ
kree-k dim-ts
ARالعربية
أصوات خفيفة
ah-SWAH-at khaf-EE-fah
BNবাংলা
কঠোর শব্দ
koh-thoh-r shobd
CACatalà
espetecs
ehs-peh-TSEHKS
CSČeština
praskání
PRAH-skah-nee
DEDeutsch
Knarren
KNAH-ren
ELΕλληνικά
τρίξιμο
TREE-ks-ee-moh
ESEspañol
chichones
chee-CHOH-neh-s
FAفارسی
صدا های خشن
sah-dah HAY khoshn
FISuomi
naraus
NAH-rah-oos
FRFrançais
craquements
krah-KEH-mohn
GUGU
કડકડાટ
kah-dah-kah-dah-t
HAHA
kuɓuɓuɓe
koo-BOO-boo-eh
HIहिन्दी
चटकने की आवाज
chah-tah-keh-nee kee ah-WAH-z
HUMagyar
ropogások
ROH-poh-gah-shohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunyi krek
BOO-nee krehk
IGIG
olu olu
oh-LOO oh-LOO
ITItaliano
scricchiolii
skree-kyoh-LEE-ee
JA日本語
カリカリ音
kah-ree-kah-ree ohn
KKKK
қырқылдақ
kyr-kyhl-dahk
MRMR
कडकडाट
kah-dah-kah-dah-t
MSBahasa Melayu
bunyi krek
BOO-nee krehk
MYမြန်မာ
ခြစ်ခြစ်သံ
jhay jhay thahn
NLNederlands
knarsen
KNAH-rsen
NONorsk
knakking
KNAH-king
PAPA
ਖਰਖਰਾਹਟ
khah-khah-rah-haht
PLPolski
trzaski
TSHRAH-skee
PTPortuguês
rangidos
rah-NGEE-doos
RORomână
scârțâituri
SKUR-tsah-ee-toor
RUРусский
скрипы
SKREE-pee
SVSvenska
knarrningar
KNAH-rnee-nar
SWKiswahili
milio ya krek
mee-lee-oh yah KREH-k
TAதமிழ்
கடின ஒலி
kah-deen oh-lee
TEతెలుగు
కఠిన ధ్వని
kah-theen dhvani
THไทย
เสียงกรอบ
see-ang krah-ohp
TLTL
mga tunog ng pagkrek
mga too-nohng ng pahg-krehk
TRTürkçe
çatırtılar
chah-TEER-tee-lar
UKУкраїнська
скрипіння
SKREE-pee-nnyah
URاردو
خرا خرا آوازیں
khur khur awaazain
VITiếng Việt
tiếng lách cách
teeng lahk kahk
YOYO
àwon orin krek
ah-WOHN oh-rin KREH-k
ZUZU
izinkomo zokrek
ee-zin-koh-moh zoh-KREH-k