Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

screak

[skreek]
See more synonyms for screak on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object)
  1. to screech.
  2. to creak.
Show More
noun
  1. a screech.
  2. a creak.
Show More

Origin of screak

1490–1500; < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrike, Danish skrige; cognate with Old Norse skrækja to screech; see screech
Related formsscreak·y, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for screak

wail, roar, screech, blare, shout, holler, yell, shriek, howl, squeal, bellow, jar, bawl, caterwaul, yowl, voice, shrill, screak, yip

Examples from the Web for screak

Historical Examples of screak

  • 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

verb
  1. (intr) to screech or creak
Show More
noun
  1. a screech or creak
Show More
Derived Formsscreaky, adjective

Word Origin for screak

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