queek

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English

Etymology

Imitative.

Noun

queek (plural queeks)

  1. A vocal sound produced by certain birds.
    • 2007, Samuel F. Pickering, Edinburgh Days: Or, Doing what I Want to Do, page 169:
      From reeds moorhens called to each other, the sounds light metallic “queeks.”

Verb

queek (third-person singular simple present queeks, present participle queeking, simple past and past participle queeked)

  1. To produce this sound.

Interjection

queek

  1. A vocal sound produced by certain birds.
    • 1865, Louisa May Alcott, Nelly's Hospital:
      A soft “Queek, queek!” made her look up and listen.
    • 2002?, James Marten, The Boy of Chancellorville and Other Civil War Stories (page 67)
      No nest was to be seen, no parent birds hovered overhead, and little Robin could only tell its troubles in that mournfulQueek, queek, queek!”