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skriking

skriking is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about skriking

What is skriking the present participle and gerund of?
Skriking is the present participle and gerund of skrike.

Words near skriking in the dictionary

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

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