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Meanings of
shriek
in English
Portuguese
grito
Catalan
grinyol
Spanish
aullido
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Sharp piercing cry.
scream
screaming
shrieking
screech
screeching
Portuguese
grito
Portuguese
gritar
Catalan
esgaripar
Spanish
gritar
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Utter a shrill cry.
pipe
shrill
pipe up
Portuguese
gritar
Synonyms
Examples for "
scream
"
scream
screaming
shrieking
screech
screeching
Examples for "
scream
"
1
A second
scream
came, piteous, all hope gone, choking sobs followed it.
2
I want to hear him
scream
,
he said, looking at me, deadpan.
3
Hours would I kneel in the dark, repeating in a whispered
scream
:
4
She wanted to rail and
scream
at the unfairness of the situation.
5
For the second time that day, Jessy wanted to
scream
in frustration.
1
That the baby-carriage is not
screaming
,
but the child in the baby-carriage.
2
She was glad of the pain; it kept her from
screaming
aloud.
3
Don't ask me to detail it-you'd wake up
screaming
for weeks.
4
At every step she was
screaming
in the very agony of gladness:
5
From the top of the stair came the voice of Ann,
screaming
:
1
The anchor plunged into the water of the harbour; the
shrieking
ceased.
2
The anchor plunged into the water of the harbor; the
shrieking
ceased.
3
Gunfire down the block; sirens
shrieking
;
shouts of a city gone wild.
4
Against the
shrieking
approach of the Gowrow, Scorpius' voice was barely audible.
5
Only the constant
shrieking
and the cold, voracious energy confirmed its presence.
1
There was a metallic
screech
as he changed gear- agoodsign perhaps.
2
A similar
screech
told Eragon that the second Ra'zac was behind them.
3
She wanted to
screech
out of there but couldn't risk being heard.
4
Ingrith's
screech
of horror was probably heard all the way to Jorvik.
5
Another
screech
of static, then Victory said, Lady Liberty's waiting for you.
1
If she remarries, however, the payments will come to a
screeching
halt.
2
The pressure was
screeching
,
his unerring response a genuine sign of character.
3
She was barely able to breathe; the cats'
screeching
flooded her ears.
4
Three large parrots flew over, keeping to a straight line and
screeching
.
5
Ron watched Rawhead approaching, heard the lunatic
screeching
now: Here he is.
Usage of
shriek
in English
1
Even the discordant
shriek
of the steam-whistle has been superseded in Freeland.
2
The
shriek
of the wind and the crash of waves grew louder.
3
The
shriek
was still ringing in my ears, when the captain roared-
4
Now and then from the harbour came the
shriek
of a siren.
5
The gargoyle took a step forward and she gave a small
shriek
.
6
A
shriek
of agony arose to his lips; but he checked it.
7
Suddenly, in the midst of the din, an appalling
shriek
was heard.
8
Finally he spread his wings and began to
shriek
in ear-splitting tones:
9
I let out a
shriek
and lost my grip on the box.
10
Again came the war-whoop, mingled with the death
shriek
of the wounded.
11
I started to tell; but I was interrupted by a piercing
shriek
.
12
Stuart shook him violently and shouted above the
shriek
of the wind.
13
Often however a piercing
shriek
was sufficient to produce the required action.
14
I try to
shriek
,
but the sound gurgles unuttered in my throat.
15
But the female gave an
almost
-
shriek
and the two pogoshuffled pitifully away.
16
Again that
shriek
lifted into the night and echoed up the cañon.
Other examples for "shriek"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
shriek
Noun
Singular
shry
Verb
Present
Frequent collocations
little shriek
wild shriek
loud shriek
piercing shriek
give a shriek
More collocations
Translations for
shriek
Portuguese
grito
gritar
Catalan
grinyol
xiscle
esgarip
xerric
esgaripar
xisclar
cridar
Spanish
aullido
aullidos
gritar
chillar
Shriek
through the time
Shriek
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common