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eek

[ eek ]

interjection

  1. (used as an expression of surprise, dismay, fear, or the like):

    Eek! You’re drifting into other lanes—stop texting and keep your eyes on the road!



EEK

abbreviation for

  1. Estonian kroon: the standard monetary unit of Estonia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eek1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

And so how is it that Rousseff still managed to eek out a win, when both media coverage and investors strongly were against her?

To throw a smooth and delicious spirit like The Glenrothes Select Reserve into a cocktail—eek!

Koch reads 'Dreygh eek' for 'And eek,' in l. 163, where 'Dreygh' means 'endured.'

Cf. 'what eek yif my mutabilitee yiveth thee rightful cause of hope to han yit beter thinges?'

Hence, Koch proposes to read That hight instead of And eek; but we have no authority for this.

And eek it is, &c., 'and moreover it is not likely that ever in all thy life thou wilt stand in her favour.'

I wol nat letten eek noon of this route, I desire not to hinder eke (also) none of all this company.

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