interjection
- An exclamation expressing fear, surprise, or alarm.
Usage: informal; often used humorously or in exaggerated contexts
verb
- To cry out or shriek in fear or surprise.
Usage: informal; intransitive
Examples
- Eek! There's a spider on the wall!
- She let out an eek when she saw the surprise party.
- The children eeked with delight on the roller coaster.
- Eek, I forgot my homework at home!
- He eeked in terror at the horror movie.
- Eek! That's so cute!
- The audience eeked when the magician made the rabbit disappear.