What does skrike mean?
Skrike means (British, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream..
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/skɹaɪk/ · verb
(British, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream..
The yells and yammering, croaking, jibbering and jabbering; howls, growls and curses; shrieking and skriking, that followed were beyond description.
It's not as if you're skriking brats.
c''' 1573, attested by J. Raine at what tyme the said Herrison wyfe gave a skrike.
Aw gav a skrike.
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Skrike means (British, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream..
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The yells and yammering, croaking, jibbering and jabbering; howls, growls and curses; shrieking and skriking, that followed were beyond description.
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