PART OF SPEECH: Verb
- 3rd person present: shrieks;
- past tense: shrieked;
- past participle: shrieked;
- gerund or present participle: shrieking.
PRONUNCIATION: /ʃriːk/.
[Shreek]
SYLLABLES: (1) shrik
MEANING:
- to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- to cry out loudly and emotionally
- to make a loud, high-pitched sound.
- to say (something) or laugh in a loud, high-pitched voice.
SENTENCE EXAMPLES:
- the birds were shrieking in the trees.
- she shrieked when she saw a mouse.
- the children shrieked with excitement.
ORIGIN: Middle English shreken, probably irregular from shriken to shriek; akin to Old Norse skrækja to shriek.
FIRST KNOWN USE: 15th century.
SYNONYMS: blare, cry, howl, screech, shout, shrill, squawk, squeal, wail, whoop, yell, scream, squall, yelp.
ANTONYMS: murmur, mutter, whisper, peep.
REFERENCES:
Oxford Learners Dictionaries.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Dictionary.com
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