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skrikes

skrikes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skrike.

Meaning of skrike

Verb

skrike (third-person singular simple present skrikes, present participle skriking, simple past and past participle skriked)

  1. (UK, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
    • The yells and yammering, croaking, jibbering and jabbering; howls, growls and curses; shrieking and skriking, that followed were beyond description.1937, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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What is skrikes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skrikes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skrike.

Words near skrikes in the dictionary

  1. skrieks
  2. skries
  3. skrik
  4. skrike
  5. skriked
  6. skrikes
  7. skriking
  8. skriks
  9. skrill
  10. skrilla
  11. skrim

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