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7 definitions found for screak
Screak SCREAK, v.i. [This word is only a different orthography of screech and shriek, but is not elegant.]
screak v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak] 2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech]
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screak intransitive verb Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja to screech Date: circa 1500 to make a harsh shrill noise ; screech • screak noun • screaky adjective
Screak Screak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaking.] [Cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to screech. Cf. Creak, v., Screech.] To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
Screak Screak, n. A creaking; a screech; a shriek. --Bp. Bull.
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "screak": bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, creak, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, keen, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pipe, pule, roar, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, skirl, skreigh, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl |
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