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Etymology
From Dutch schreeuwen, from Middle Dutch schrêwen, from Old Dutch *skrēwon, from Proto-Germanic *skraiwōną. Related to Dutch schreien, from Middle Dutch schrien, from Old Dutch *scrīan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīan, from Proto-Germanic *skrīaną.
Verb
skree (present skree, present participle skreeënde, past participle geskree)
- to shout, to scream
Hy het soos 'n meisie geskree toe die baksteen op sy toon geval het.- He shouted like a girl when the brick fell on his toe.
Die babatjie skree verskriklik.- The baby screams terribly.
- (animal sound) to make a sound made by jackals, kiewiets or cicadas.[1]
'n Jakkals skree in die nag.- A jackal screams in the night.
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