eek
/ik/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
intj
Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise.
verb
To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
noun
A high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
noun
A face.
adv
Alternative form of eke (“also”).
Example Sentences
- "Eek! There's a mouse in the bathtub!"
- "I almost got fired from my job yesterday. Eek!"
- "She was dangling the mouse by its tail, but as it tried to arch upwards and bite, she started to jig about wildly […] The anglers had watched a beautiful young woman dance naked beneath a full moon to the feverish rhythm of unworldly eeking noises!"
- "We saw a frog and she eeked in terror again from the sight of it hopping near her."
- "“Sorry, love, they all look the same to me,” said Dad, desperately trying to spot one with a particularly pink nose. “Armitage? ARMITAGE!” called Zoe. All the rats eeked. Every single one of them wanted to escape. “We’ll just have to set them all free,” said Zoe."
- "He tried desperately to read into Le Chiffre's face what was happening behind him, but all he saw was blind incomprehension and terror. Le Chiffre's mouth worked, but only a high-pitched ‘eek’ came from it. His heavy cheeks trembled as he tried to collect enough saliva in his mouth to say something, ask something."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ik/
- British English: /iːk/