geschrei
or ge·shrey
[ guh-shrey; English guh-shrey, -shrahy ]
/ gəˈʃreɪ; English gəˈʃreɪ, -ˈʃraɪ /
noun Yiddish.
a yell; shout.
an uproar.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby geschrei
gerundive, gervais, Geryon, Gerzean, Gesamtkunstwerk, geschrei, Gesell, Gesell Developmental Schedules, gesellschaft, Gesner, gesneria
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Example sentences from the Web for geschrei
I can still recall my impressions on seeing one of his early lithographs entitled, Geschrei.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James HunekerGeschrei macht den Wolf grsser als er ist—Fear 55 makes the wolf bigger than he is.