"screlt" meaning in English

See screlt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: screlts [plural]
Etymology: Blend of scream + belt. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|scream|belt}} Blend of scream + belt Head templates: {{en-noun}} screlt (plural screlts)
  1. An instance of singing in this way.
    Sense id: en-screlt-en-noun-trRCpCP3 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 63 37

Verb

Forms: screlts [present, singular, third-person], screlting [participle, present], screlted [participle, past], screlted [past]
Etymology: Blend of scream + belt. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|scream|belt}} Blend of scream + belt Head templates: {{en-verb}} screlt (third-person singular simple present screlts, present participle screlting, simple past and past participle screlted)
  1. To sing (something, especially high notes in musical theater) in a particular forceful way that combines screaming and belting.
    Sense id: en-screlt-en-verb-6LkMUxpr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

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