skrike.
To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
Meaning & usage
To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English skriken, a borrowing from Old Norse skríkja (“to scream”) (compare Old English sċrīċ, sċrēċ > English shriek/screech), literally "bird with a shrill call," referring to a thrush, possibly imitative of its call. Attested from c 1573.
A cry or scream.
The mistle thrush.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English skrike, scryke (also skryche, schryke, shryke). Cognate with Old Frisian skrichte, Middle Low German schrichte.
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