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[ eek ] / ik /
interjection(used as an expression of surprise, dismay, fear, or the like): Eek! You’re drifting into other lanes—stop texting and keep your eyes on the road! Origin of eekFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby eekE.E. & M.P., EEC, EEE, EEG, eejit, eek, eel, eelblenny, eelgrass, eelpout, eelworm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eekAnd so how is it that Rousseff still managed to eek out a win, when both media coverage and investors strongly were against her? What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton|Heather Arnet|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST With reference to the present passage, Mr. Jephson says that and eek his aventaille is a perfect example of bathos. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer Koch reads 'Dreygh eek' for 'And eek,' in l. 163, where 'Dreygh' means 'endured.' Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer Cf. 'what eek yif my mutabilitee yiveth thee rightful cause of hope to han yit beter thinges?' Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Hence, Koch proposes to read That hight instead of And eek; but we have no authority for this. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer And eek it is, &c., 'and moreover it is not likely that ever in all thy life thou wilt stand in her favour.' Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for eek
abbreviation forEstonian kroon: the standard monetary unit of Estonia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |