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shriek

[ shreek ]

noun

  1. a loud, sharp, shrill cry.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a loud, high sound of laughter.
  3. any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle.


verb (used without object)

  1. to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds.
  2. to cry out sharply in a high voice:

    to shriek with pain.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. to utter loud, high-pitched sounds in laughing.
  4. (of a musical instrument, a whistle, the wind, etc.) to give forth a loud, shrill sound.

verb (used with object)

  1. to utter in a shriek:

    to shriek defiance.

shriek

/ ʃ°ù¾±Ë°ì /

noun

  1. a shrill and piercing cry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to produce or utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill piercing tone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³ó°ù¾±±ð°ì±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³ó°ù¾±±ð°ìİù noun
  • ²õ³ó°ù¾±±ð°ìi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ³ó°ù¾±±ð°ìy adjective
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùî€È´³ó°ù¾±±ð°ì verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shriek1

First recorded in 1560–70; earlier shrick, northern variant of shritch (now dialect), Middle English schrichen, back formation from Old English scriccettan; akin to shrike
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shriek1

C16: probably from Old Norse ²õ°ì°ùæ°ìÂá²¹ to screech 1
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Synonym Study

See scream.
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Example Sentences

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Irate, the woman shrieked, shoved something in the holding cell toilet and started frantically flushing to flood the cell.

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They shrieked with delight when Freeman acknowledged them with an affectionate wave of the glove.

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Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.

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“I’m a high-energy guy and I love the game and I love the way I am able to still go out and still help my team and compete,†James said after his Christmas night shriek.

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"You garbage people! I'm tired, so what do you want? Are you afraid of me?" shrieks the young woman defiantly, before she is bundled through the barricade and taken away.

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