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shriek
[ shreek ]
noun
- a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
Synonyms: ,
- a loud, high sound of laughter.
- any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle.
verb (used without object)
- to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds.
- to cry out sharply in a high voice:
to shriek with pain.
Synonyms: ,
- to utter loud, high-pitched sounds in laughing.
- (of a musical instrument, a whistle, the wind, etc.) to give forth a loud, shrill sound.
verb (used with object)
- to utter in a shriek:
to shriek defiance.
shriek
/ ʃ°ù¾±Ë°ì /
noun
- a shrill and piercing cry
verb
- to produce or utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill piercing tone
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³ó°ù¾±±ð°ì±ð°ù, noun
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)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shriek1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Irate, the woman shrieked, shoved something in the holding cell toilet and started frantically flushing to flood the cell.
They shrieked with delight when Freeman acknowledged them with an affectionate wave of the glove.
Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.
“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.
"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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