screak

[ skreek ]

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verb (used without object)

to screech.
to creak.

noun

a screech.
a creak.

Origin of screak

1490–1500; <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrike,Danish skrige; cognate with Old Norse skrækja to screech; see screech

Other words from screak

screaky, adjective

Words Nearby screak

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How to use screak in a sentence

Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
The death howl began to catch its measure by the boom and screak of these two instruments.
Dust of the Desert | Robert Welles Ritchie

British Dictionary definitions for screak

screak

/ (skriːk) dialect, mainly US /

verb

(intr) to screech or creak

noun

a screech or creak

Origin of screak

C16: from Old Norse skrækja. See screech 1, shriek

Derived forms of screak

screaky, adjective

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