"skreek" meaning in English

See skreek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: skreeks [present, singular, third-person], skreeking [participle, present], skreeked [participle, past], skreeked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} skreek (third-person singular simple present skreeks, present participle skreeking, simple past and past participle skreeked)
  1. Alternative form of screak Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: screak
    Sense id: en-skreek-en-verb-wZIzJ7Zj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for skreek meaning in English (1.8kB)

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