SKRIKE

Etymology 1

Verb

skrike (third-person singular simple present skrikes, present participle skriking, simple past and past participle skriked)

(British, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.

Etymology 2

Noun

skrike (plural skrikes)

(UK, regional) A cry or scream.

(UK, dialect) The missel thrush.

Anagrams

• Kikers, krieks, skriek

Source: Wiktionary


Skrike, v. i. & t.

Definition: To shriek. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Skrike, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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