different between skrik vs skrim

English

Etymology

Perhaps from an Afrikaans derivative of Dutch schrik ("shock, terror").

Noun

skrik (plural skriks)

1. (South Africa) A shock; a fright.
   • 2005, Morag Vlaming, Gogo's Magic (page 89)

     I was brought up on a farm in the Free Sate a long time ago. Jong, when I first came to Johannesburg I got such a skrik.

Anagrams

• Kirks, kirks

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skrik n (definite singular skriket, indefinite plural skrik, definite plural skrika or skrikene)

1. cry; scream, shriek
2. an item, usually a piece of fashion, when used in the idiomatic phrase "siste skrik" (latest fashion)

Derived terms

• angstskrik
• dødsskrik
• siste skrik

Related terms

• skrike

Verb

skrik

1. imperative of skrike

References

• “skrik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skri?k/

Noun

skrik n (definite singular skriket, indefinite plural skrik, definite plural skrika)

1. cry; scream, shriek
2. an item, usually a piece of fashion, when used in the idiomatic phrase "siste skrik" (latest fashion)

Verb

skrik

1. present tense of skrika
2. imperative of skrika

Derived terms

• angstskrik
• dødsskrik
• siste skrik

References

• “skrik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skri?k/
• Rhymes: -i?k

Verb

skrik

1. imperative of skrika.

West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skr?k/

Noun

skrik c (no plural)

1. startle, fright

Further reading

• “skrik”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Noun

skrim (countable and uncountable, plural skrims)

1. A loose-weave fabric made of fiberglass, used for insulation.
2. Alternative form of scrim
   1. Theater drop
   2. Canvas backing to prevent slipping or shrinkage.

References

• skrim at OneLook Dictionary Search
• skrim in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• smirk