shriek
Use Shriek in a sentence
noun
1.
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
2.
a loud, high sound of laughter.
3.
any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle.
verb (used without object)
4.
to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds.
5.
to cry out sharply in a high voice: to shriek with pain.
6.
to utter loud, high-pitched sounds in laughing.
7.
(of a musical instrument, a whistle, the wind, etc.) to give forth a loud, shrill sound.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to utter in a shriek: to shriek defiance.
Origin:
1560–70; earlier shrick, N variant of shritch (now dial.), Middle English schrichen, back formation from Old English scriccettan; akin to shrike
1560–70; earlier shrick, N variant of shritch (now dial.), Middle English schrichen, back formation from Old English scriccettan; akin to shrike
Related forms
shriek·er, noun
shriek·ing·ly, adverb
shriek·y, adjective
out·shriek, verb (used with object)
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shriek (ʃriːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a shrill and piercing cry |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to produce or utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill piercing tone |
| [C16: probably from Old Norse skrækja to | |
| 'shrieker | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
shriek
c.1200, scrycke, from O.N. skrækja "to screech" (see screech), probably of imitative origin. The noun is attested from 1590.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
It was a high pitched shriek that spread over the rooftops.
Mingling glee with gloom, cackle with shriek, they have predicted the end of the firm itself.
It is simply a matter of looks and who gets to shriek.
She let out a shriek and bolted for my store, tipping over the stroller as she bolted.
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