eek
/iːk/US/ik/
eek interjection: representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books). Also the alternative form of eke.
Interjection
(onomatopoeia)
Verb
eek (third-person singular simple present eeks, present participle eeking, simple past and past participle eeked)
- To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
- 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!2009, Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly's Further Confessions
- We saw a frog and she eeked in terror again from the sight of it hopping near her.2011, Isaac E. Washington, The Stars in My Dreams, page 106
- Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish.
Noun (1)
eek (plural eeks)
- A high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
- 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...1953, Ian Fleming, “A Crag-like Face”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 128
Noun (2)
eek (plural eeks)
- A face.
- How bona to vada your eek!
- You have your Elizabeth Taylor done in half-tones, reclining on this chaise longue – that’s your actual French – decollete down to her ankles, with a wanton look all over her eek.1966, Barry Took, Marty Feldman, Round the Horne, season 2, spoken by either Julian or Sandy (either Hugh Paddick or Kenneth Williams)
- Synonyms:
- countenance
Proper noun capitalized: Eek
Eek
Also used as
eek is also the alternative form of eke.
Examples of eek in a sentence
- Le Chiffre's mouth worked, but only a high-pitched ‘eek’ came from it.1953, Ian Fleming, “A Crag-like Face”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 128:
- And girl, you know / vadaing her eek is always bona.2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian:
- [H]e plonked his corybungus down and turned his eek to the driver.2021, Daren Kay, “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, in The Brightonians (ebook):
Synonyms of eek
Forms of eek
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | eeks |
| present participle | eeking |
| past participle | eeked |
| past | eeked |
| Noun | |
| plural | eeks |
Origin of eek
Imitative
Clipping of ecaf (“face”), from face via backslang.
Phrases with eek
Words that rhyme with eek
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- leak
- seek
- bespeak
- pique
- tweak
- reek
- sleek
- geek
- peek
- squeak
- week
- wreak
- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
- eke
- fleak
- on fleek
- respeak
- Tajik
- teak
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
- pratique
- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
- -speak
- Adam's Peak
- advertique
Questions about eek
- What does eek mean?
- Eek means representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
- How do you use eek in a sentence?
- Le Chiffre's mouth worked, but only a high-pitched ‘eek’ came from it.
- What part of speech is eek?
- Eek can be an interjection, a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce eek?
- Eek is pronounced /iːk/ (UK).
Words near eek in the dictionary
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