"queek" meaning in English

See queek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Imitative.
  1. A vocal sound produced by certain birds.
    Sense id: en-queek-en-intj-lWVKa3Kg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 32 37 32

Noun

Forms: queeks [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} queek (plural queeks)
  1. A vocal sound produced by certain birds.
    Sense id: en-queek-en-noun-lWVKa3Kg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 32 37 32

Verb

Forms: queeks [present, singular, third-person], queeking [participle, present], queeked [participle, past], queeked [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} queek (third-person singular simple present queeks, present participle queeking, simple past and past participle queeked)
  1. To produce this sound.
    Sense id: en-queek-en-verb-8Jom-nkI Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 32 37 32

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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