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- DictionaryShriek/SHrēk/
verb
- 1. utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement: "the audience shrieked with laughter"
noun
- 1. a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream: "shrieks of laughter"
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word shriek, which can be a verb or a noun. A shriek is a sharp shrill cry or a sound resembling one.
SHRIEK definition: 1. a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful…. Learn more.
to cry out sharply in a high voice: to shriek with pain. Synonyms: screech, scream. to utter loud, high-pitched sounds in laughing. (of a musical instrument, a whistle, the wind, etc.) to give forth a loud, shrill sound.
SHRIEK meaning: 1. a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful…. Learn more.
A high-pitched, piercing cry is a shriek. A common response to finding a snake curled in the silverware drawer would be to shriek. You can shriek in fear, surprise, or even shriek with laughter. If the sound you make is high, sharp, and loud, it's a shriek.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb shriek, which means to give a loud high shout, often out of fear or pain. Find out the synonyms, collocations and word origin of shriek in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word shriek, a noun and verb that describes a loud, sharp, shrill cry or sound. Find synonyms, translations and related terms for shriek in English and Spanish.
