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English
Etymology
From Middle English skriken, shrichen, scrichen, from the fusion of Old English scriccettan (“to screech”) and Old Norse skríkja (“to shriek”); both from Proto-Germanic *skrik- (“to cry; shriek”). Cognate with Icelandic skríkja (“to chirp; twitter”), Danish skrige (“to shriek”). Related to shriek.
Pronunciation
Verb
scrike (third-person singular simple present scrikes, present participle scriking, simple past and past participle scriked)
- (UK dialect, Northern England) To shriek; to screech.
- (Manchester) To cry (shed tears)
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