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skrike

British  
/ skraɪk /

verb

  1. dialect to cry

"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

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He may skrike aw day if he likes—for aw I care.

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Another poleese had come up, soa he gate his lantern an' held it cloise to th' winder, an' ther wor sich a skrike an' a skutter as yo nivver heeard nor saw.

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John

I would fain hear the old snail skrike out at me, ‘Avaunt, Sathanas!’ as he surely will.”

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

If he skrike not afore I’ve done with him—!”

From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.

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