English Explanatory Dictionary

skrike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
noun
  1. A cry or scream.
  2. The mistle thrush.

Pronunciation

/skɹaɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skrike.wav

Word forms

skrike skrikes skriking skriked

Etymology

From Middle English skriken, a borrowing from Old Norse skríkja (“to scream”) (compare Old English sċrīċ, sċrēċ > English shriek/screech), literally "bird with a shrill call," referring to a thrush, possibly imitative of its call. Attested from c 1573.

Related words

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