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screak

  [skreek]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to screech.
2. to creak.
–noun
3. a screech.
4. a creak.
Origin:
1490–1500; < Scand; cf. Norw skrike, Dan skrige; c. ON skrækja to screech; see screech

Related forms:
screaky, adjective
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screak   (skrēk)   
intr.v.   screaked, screak·ing, screaks

  1. To screech; shriek.

  2. To creak.

n.  

  1. A screech; a shriek.

  2. A creak.


[Middle English skricken, from Old Norse skrækja.]
screak'y adj.
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