shriek
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Cognate to Swedish skrika (skrik) and German schreien (Schrei). Both with the same
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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shriek (plural shrieks)
- A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
[edit] Translations
a sharp, shrill outcry or scream
[edit] Verb
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to shriek (third-person singular simple present shrieks, present participle shrieking, simple past and past participle shrieked)
- 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.
- To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
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to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry