Comic screech (3 letters)

{ Answer }

EEK

{ Related Clues }

"Criminy!"
"Horrors!"
"A mouse!"
"___, a mouse!"
"Yikes!"
Animator's shriek
Cartoon exclamation
Cartoonish cry
Clichéd cry
Comic scream
Comics character
Comics cry
Comics scream
Comics shriek
Cry in cartoons
Cry of surprise
It's a scream
Reaction to a rodent
Shout in a strip
Small shriek
Sound of fright
Startled cry
Surprised shriek
Blood-curdling scream
Comic-strip cry
Comic-strip word
Comic-strip yell
Cry caused by Mickey?
Cry of mock horror
Hair-raising cry
Hair-raising shriek
Indication of feigned fright
"___ and Meek," comic strip
Meek's partner in comics
Meek's teaser, in comics
Mouse hater's cry
Mouse spotter's cry
Cry on opening a tax bill
Reaction upon seeing something squeak by?

{ Tags }

book, cartoon, character, comic, comics, cry, eek, fright, hair, horrors, meeks, mock, mouse, raising, reaction, scream, shriek, startled, strip, surprise, yikes

{ Notes }

The answer EEK is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.