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scriking

scriking is the present participle and gerund of scrike.

Meaning of scrike

Verb

scrike (third-person singular simple present scrikes, present participle scriking, simple past and past participle scriked)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) To shriek; to screech.
  2. (Manchester) To cry (shed tears)

Questions about scriking

What is scriking the present participle and gerund of?
Scriking is the present participle and gerund of scrike.

Words near scriking in the dictionary

  1. scriggling
  2. scriggly
  3. scrike
  4. scriked
  5. scrikes
  6. scriking
  7. scrill
  8. scrilla
  9. scrillion
  10. scrillions
  11. scrim

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