screak
[skreek]
/skrik/
verb (used without object)
1.
to screech.
2.
to creak.
noun
3.
a screech.
4.
a creak.
Origin
1490-1500;
<
Scandinavian;
compare
Norwegian
skrike,
Danish
skrige;
cognate with
Old Norse
skrækja
to screech; see
screech
Related forms
screaky,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
screak
screak
/
skriːk
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) to screech or creak
noun
2.
a screech or creak
Derived Forms
screaky,
adjective
Word Origin
C16: from Old Norse
skrækja.
See
screech
1
,
shriek