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eeking

eeking is the present participle and gerund of eek.

Meaning of eek

Verb

eek (third-person singular simple present eeks, present participle eeking, simple past and past participle eeked)

  1. (onomatopoeic) 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
  2. (ethnic, offensive, onomatopoeic, slang, slur) Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish.

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Questions about eeking

What is eeking the present participle and gerund of?
Eeking is the present participle and gerund of eek.

Words near eeking in the dictionary

  1. eejuts
  2. eek
  3. eek out
  4. eeke
  5. eeked
  6. eeking
  7. eeks
  8. eel
  9. eel basket
  10. eel baskets
  11. Eel Pie Island

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