Skrik (noun)
sk-rik
a sudden fright or panic.
Skrik is a borrowing from Afrikaans, a South African language descended from Dutch, and comes from Dutch schrik, meaning “fright.”
Example sentences
“The fox’s screeching gave people living nearby quite a skrik.”
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