queek
noun 1verb 1intj 1
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2ADJ.
mournful, soft
PREP.
in
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noun
1
A vocal sound produced by certain birds.
From reeds moorhens called to each other, the sounds light metallic “queeks.”
verb
1
To produce this sound.
intj
1
A vocal sound produced by certain birds.
A soft “Queek, queek!” made her look up and listen.
No nest was to be seen, no parent birds hovered overhead, and little Robin could only tell its troubles in that mournful “Queek, queek, queek!”
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From reeds moorhens called to each other, the sounds light metallic “queeks.”
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A soft “Queek, queek!” made her look up and listen.
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No nest was to be seen, no parent birds hovered overhead, and little Robin could only tell its troubles in that mournful “Queek, queek, queek!”
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