"screak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} screak (plural screaks)
  1. shriek; screech Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-screak-en-noun-v8goH5aW Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50

Verb

Forms: screaks [present, singular, third-person], screaking [participle, present], screaked [participle, past], screaked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} screak (third-person singular simple present screaks, present participle screaking, simple past and past participle screaked)
  1. shriek; screech Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-screak-en-verb-v8goH5aW Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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