skreegh
verb (used with or without object)
skreigh
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a variation of
skreegh.
Example Sentences
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No luck sent ye back to hear the skreigh o' the lass, but the whisper of the guid Father withoot whose permission not even a sparrow falls to the ground.
From Man Size by William MacLeod Raine
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
"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
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
With a muffled skreigh the mare leapt forward, seized the bit 'twixt her teeth, and ventre à terre pursued the others in spite of her rider's remonstrances.
From Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease
