Shriek meaning

shrēk

A shrill, often frantic cry.

noun

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

To utter a shriek.

verb

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

A loud, piercing cry or sound.

noun

To make a sound similar to a shriek.

verb

To utter with a shriek.

verb

To make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech.

verb

To utter with a shriek.

verb

A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

noun

(UK) (slang) An exclamation mark.

noun

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

verb

To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

verb

A sound suggestive of such a cry.

noun

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 skrÃ¦kja, itself probably of imitative origin. Cognate to Swedish skrika (skrik), German schreien (Schrei), both with the same meaning, and Albanian grykÃ« (“throat").

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