screak

[ skreek ]

verb (used without object)

1. to screech.
2. to creak.

noun

1. a screech.
2. a creak.

screak

/ skriːk /

verb

1. intr to screech or creak

noun

1. a screech or creak

Derived Forms

• ˈscreaky, adjective

Other Words From

• screaky adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of screak¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of screak¹

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

Example Sentences

The soprano screak of carriage wheels punished my ear.

From Literature

The rat stopped under a chair and let out a furious screak.

From Literature

She noticed it, and one evening looked back, and said: "Oh, you're not a bit more glad than I am, you screaking wretch!"

From Project Gutenberg

The front gate screaked, a slow, timid, almost furtive sort of screak, and then banged suddenly shut as though it despaired of further concealment.

From Project Gutenberg

Then only the distant rumble of the Elevated Railroad could be heard occasionally, or the far, seaward whistle of some steamer, or the scrape and screak of a street-car.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blare
• holler
• howl
• roar
• screech
• shout
• shriek
• squeal
• wail
• yell