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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHEEK, v., n. Also wheak and reduplic. form wheek-wheek. [ʍik]
I. v. To squeak, whine, whistle at intervals (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Ags., Per. 1974), to complain peevishly (Id.); to chirp excitedly, of a bird. Also fig.Abd. 1888 Bon-Accord (24 Nov.) 19:
He “wheekit” and “yowled” so much that he had to be summarily removed.Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 62:
Oor birdie began to wheek-wheek wi fear.Ags. 1930 A. Kennedy Orra Boughs xxxvii.:
The mair the flesh wheeks and wheenges in its writhin's the higher soars the spirit.Ags. 1959 Forfar Dispatch (24 Dec.):
Aither that, or the peel, put a little backbone in tae her, for there wiz nae mair wheekin.
II. n. The act of squeaking, a squeaking sound (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Ags. 1974).
[Imit. Cf. Weeack, v., n.]
