ngakeke
1. (verb) to creak, make a grating sound, rasp.
Ngakeke ana tō rātou poti i runga i ngā kōhatu nei (TWK 15:29). / Their boat creaked on top of these rocks.
Synonyms: kukū
2. (noun) creak, grating sound, rasp.
Kāore a au e rata ki te ngakeke a te maikuku i runga i te papa tuhituhi (Ng 1993:375). / I cannot stand the rasp of fingernails scratching a blackboard.
