View synonyms for screak

screak

[ skreek ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

screak

/ skriːk /

Origin of screak¹

1490–1500; < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrike, Danish skrige; cognate with Old Norse skrækja to screech; screech

Origin of screak¹

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

Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay.

The death howl began to catch its measure by the boom and screak of these two instruments.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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