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skrige — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • croak noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
  • cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  • scream noun A loud, high-pitched cry expressing strong emotion such as fear, pain, or excitement.
  • shout verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
  • shriek noun A sharp, high-pitched scream or cry.
  • yell verb To shout loudly, especially out of anger, excitement, or fear.

Senses

skrige is used for these senses in English:

  • croak (intransitive) To make a croak sound.
  • cry (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
  • scream (intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
  • shout (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
  • shriek (intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
  • yell (transitive) To convey by shouting.

croak — full definition

  1. noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
  2. verb To make a low, rough sound, or to say something in a hoarse voice.
  3. verb Informal: to die.

cry — full definition

  1. verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  2. verb To shout or call out loudly.
  3. noun An act of shedding tears.
  4. noun A loud shout or call.

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