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verb · intransitive · rare

eek

eek · eeks · eeked · eeking

To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidationTo produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.

UK/iːk/US/ik/

Meaning

2 senses

(onomatopoeic)To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
(ethnic, offensive, onomatopoeic, slang, slur)Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish.

Forms

eeks, eeking, eeked, eeked

Base form	eek · to eek
3rd person singular	eeks
Present participle	eeking
Past simple	eeked
Past participle	eeked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	eek
he, she, it	eeks

Past simpleLesson

all persons

eeked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have eeked
he, she, it	has eeked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will eek

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

educationalA2 educatorB2 edutainment eel eelgrass eerie

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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