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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scrike
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shriek; to screech.

British usage

verb

To cry (shed tears)

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: skriken, scriccettan, skríkja, *skrik-

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrikes (present, singular) scriking (participle, present) scriked (participle, past) scriked (past)

Rhymes With

like mike strike unlike bike alike spike hike dog spike dislike rail spike mic

Questions

What does scrike mean?
To shriek; to screech.
Where does scrike come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce scrike

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