skriking

Means to scream, cry, etc. Spoken mainly by those in the north of England. It actually originated from old Norse.

"Quit yer skriking!"

by Chris Done September 08, 2006

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A word mostly used in northern England meaning to wail, scream and cry. It has ties with norse words such as the swedish "Skrika".

Stop skriking and get back up the chimney ye li'l shit

by Lily_Of_The_Valley August 29, 2016

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To cry. An onomatopoeic word that describes an irritating crying that gets on your nerves.

For gods sake stop skriking....You're doing me head in.

by KLKat August 08, 2006

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to dramatically cry/scream about something that does not merit this type of response.

''It's only a popped balloon, what you skriking for?''

by MineTurtle12 January 20, 2016

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