Shriek definition
A shrill, often frantic cry.
noun
To make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech.
verb
To utter a shriek.
verb
A loud, piercing cry or sound.
noun
To utter with a shriek.
verb
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To utter with a shriek.
verb
To make a sound similar to a shriek.
verb
A sound suggestive of such a cry.
noun
To shriek is to make a high-pitched sound, often out of fear, anger or pain.
When you start yelling and screaming, this is an example of a time when you shriek.
verb
The definition of a shriek is a high-pitched scream or cry often made when angry, scared or in pain.
The high-pitched sound you make when you see a ghost is an example of a shriek.
noun
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(UK) (slang) An exclamation mark.
noun
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
verb
Origin of shriek
- Middle English skriken, shriken of Scandinavian origin Old Norse skrækja
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English scrycke, probably from Old Norse skrækja, itself probably of imitative origin. Cognate to Swedish skrika (skrik), German schreien (Schrei), both with the same meaning, and Albanian grykë (“throat").
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