"skronk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skronks [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} skronk (plural skronks)
  1. (informal) A raw, discordant sound produced with electric guitars. Tags: informal Related terms: skronky
    Sense id: en-skronk-en-noun-gok-F8tK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Verb

Forms: skronks [present, singular, third-person], skronking [participle, present], skronked [participle, past], skronked [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} skronk (third-person singular simple present skronks, present participle skronking, simple past and past participle skronked)
  1. (intransitive, informal) To produce a raw and discordant sound with electric guitars. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-skronk-en-verb-EY10jD0n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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