scrike

scrike · verb — to shriek; to screech.

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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.

verb

To shriek; to screech.
To cry (shed tears)

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

screaking 80% match — A shriek or screech. vs scrike →
screak 78% match — shriek; screech vs scrike →
skrike 75% match — To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream. vs scrike →
screechily 72% match — In a screechy manner; shrilly. vs scrike →
screeching 71% match — The act of producing a screech. vs scrike →
crake 70% match — Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills. vs scrike →
shrieker 68% match — One who shrieks. vs scrike →
skrik 66% match — A shock; a fright. vs scrike →