verb
1 (shout, scream) roup; (shrilly) skirl, scronach.
2 (weep) greet, bubble, walloch NORTH-EAST; (loudly) roar an greet.
3 (of a bird or animal) yowt; (shrilly) skraich, claik NORTH-EAST; (feebly) peek; (harshly) craik.
noun
1 (shout, scream) yowt; (shrill) scronach NORTH-EAST, skirl, claik NORTH-EAST; (sharp) wheep; (wailing) pewl.
2 (weep) greet: hae a guid greet.
3 (of a bird, shrill) skraich, peek; (especially of curlew) wheeple.
‣ cry-baby greetin Teenie.
‣ about to cry great-hertit.
‣ apt to cry greetie, bubblie: She's awfie bubblie since her man died.
‣ bout of crying greetin match.