Definition of "eek" []

• Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips). (interjection)
• Expressing (sometimes vicarious) fear or trepidation. (interjection)
• The shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey. (interjection)

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• "Since when has "eek" ing by with a 2% lead in a vote considered a victory? ... a game-changer?"
• "And there's definitely a huge "eek" factor if you will, Kiran, when it comes to cloned meat or cloned milk."
• "The problem is not the protagonist doing something "eek," but with not being able to respect the protagonist's stupid decision as would be the case if the reader can see making that choice, even though the reader knows that it's the wrong one, and the reader is torn up right along with the protagonist."