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eek - What does it mean?

Definition of 'eek'

English

Interjection

  • Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
  • Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise.
  • The shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
  • * 2009 , Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly's Further Confessions
  • She was dangling the mouse by its tail, but as it tried to arch upwards and bite, she started to jig about wildly The anglers had watched a beautiful young woman dance naked beneath a full moon to the feverish rhythm of unworldly eeking noises!
  • * 2011 , Isaac E. Washington, The Stars in My Dreams (page 106)
  • We saw a frog and she eeked in terror again from the sight of it hopping near her.

    Anagrams

    * eke ----