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to scrike
01
to shriek or screech loudly
Dialect
British
BritishGrammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scrike
3rd person singular
scrikes
Present participle
scriking
Past simple
scriked
Past participle
scriked
Examples
The cat scriked when it saw the dog.
02
to cry or shed tears
DialectBritish
BritishSlang
What does "to scrike" mean in British dialectal slang?
It is used in British English, particularly in Northern England and Scotland, to mean to cry or shed tears, often loudly or dramatically. People typically say "The baby's been scriking all night" or "Stop scriking over nothing." The term originated in Northern British and Scots dialect, likely from Old Norse "skríkja" (to shriek), and remains a rare, localized word, not widely known outside those regions.
Examples
The baby scriked until his mum picked him up.
