shreek

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A form of shriek — A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

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Meanings

nounshreek (plural shreeks)

plural shreeks

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of shriek.
verbshreek (third-person singular simple present shreeks, present participle shreeking, simple past and past participle shreeked)

present singular third person shreeks · participle present shreeking · participle past shreeked · past shreeked

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of shriek.

    I on'y meant fur to snam (rob) him, and on'y giv' him a tightener, when somethin' come dancing and shreeking down the road, and I vamoosed.

    1880, Henry Spicer, Winged Words, page 144

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APA

shreek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shreek

MLA

“shreek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shreek. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shreek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shreek.

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