shriek
verb /ʃriːk/
/ʃriːk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shriek | /ʃriːk/ /ʃriːk/ |
| he / she / it shrieks | /ʃriːks/ /ʃriːks/ |
| past simple shrieked | /ʃriːkt/ /ʃriːkt/ |
| past participle shrieked | /ʃriːkt/ /ʃriːkt/ |
| -ing form shrieking | /ˈʃriːkɪŋ/ /ˈʃriːkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to give a loud high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain synonym scream
- shriek (in something) She shrieked in fright.
- shriek with something The audience was shrieking with laughter.
- He all but shrieked when he saw her.
- The answer shrieked at her (= was very obvious).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aloud
- loudly
- out
- …
- hear somebody
- at
- in
- with
- …
- shriek at the top of your lungs
- [transitive] to say something in a loud, high voice synonym scream
- shriek something He shrieked her name as he fell.
- shriek something at somebody She was shrieking abuse at them as they carried her off.
- shriek at somebody Stop shrieking at me!
- + speech ‘Look out!’ he shrieked.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aloud
- loudly
- out
- …
- hear somebody
- at
- in
- with
- …
- shriek at the top of your lungs
Word Originlate 15th cent. (as a verb): imitative; compare with dialect screak, Old Norse skrækja, also with screech.