eek

See also: EEK, ÉÉK, Eek, and eek’

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ēk, IPA^(key): /iːk/

  Homophone: eke

• Rhymes: -iːk

Interjection

eek!

1. Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips).
2. Expressing (sometimes vicarious) fear or trepidation.

   I almost got fired from my job yesterday. Eek!

3. The shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey.

Translations

scream or shriek

• Spanish: chirrido (es) m

Anagrams

• eke

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Middle English

Etymology

Confer West Frisian ek, German auch, Dutch ook, Scandinavian og, och (“and”), and English eke.

Adverb

eek

1. also, in addition, besides