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Eek vs Keek - What's the difference?

eek | keek |

As verbs the difference between eek and keek

is that eek is to produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation while keek is to peek; peep.

As an interjection eek

is representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

As a proper noun Eek

is a river in Alaska.

As a noun keek is

a look, especially a quick one; a peek.

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 ----

    keek

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To peek; peep.
    • The man keeked over the fence.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A look, especially a quick one; a peek.

    • Related terms

    * look * peek * peep

    References

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