eek

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interjection

(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!

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Origin of eek

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby eek

E.E. & M.P., EEC, EEE, EEG, eejit, eek, eel, eelblenny, eelgrass, eelpout, eelworm

How to use eek in a sentence

And so how is it that Rousseff still managed to eek out a win, when both media coverage and investors strongly were against her?
What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton|Heather Arnet|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To throw a smooth and delicious spirit like The Glenrothes Select Reserve into a cocktail—eek!
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Koch reads 'Dreygh eek' for 'And eek,' in l. 163, where 'Dreygh' means 'endured.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Cf. 'what eek yif my mutabilitee yiveth thee rightful cause of hope to han yit beter thinges?'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

Hence, Koch proposes to read That hight instead of And eek; but we have no authority for this.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
And eek it is, &c., 'and moreover it is not likely that ever in all thy life thou wilt stand in her favour.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
I wol nat letten eek noon of this route, I desire not to hinder eke (also) none of all this company.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for eek

EEK

abbreviation for

Estonian kroon: the standard monetary unit of Estonia

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