skreegh
verb (used with or without object)
skreigh
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a variation of
skreegh.
Example Sentences
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"The skreigh of a Tammie Norie," answered Ochiltree—"I ken the skirl weel."
From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Sir Walter Scott
Ha! there it was again—the low skreigh o' pain I had heard before.
From Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease
"Dear brother," said the old lady, "ye'll cry yoursell as hoarse as a corbie—is that the way to skreigh when there's a sick person in the house?"
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
When thou an’ I were young an’ skeigh, An’ stable-meals at fairs were dreigh, How thou wad prance, an’ snore, an’ skreigh, An’ tak the road!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
A meenute, or barely twa, was ower, whan a cry cam frae the king's room—a fearfu' cry—a lang lang skreigh.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
