shrieknoun [ C ]
uk/ʃriːk/us/ʃriːk/a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion:
shrieks of delight
He suddenly let out a piercing shriek.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- be in full cry idiom
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (sth) out
- clamour
- cry out
- howl
- hurl
- roar
- scream your head off idiom
- scream/shout blue murder idiom
- screech
- shout
- shouting
- squawk
- squee
- thunder
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shriekverb [ I or T ]
uk/ʃriːk/us/ʃriːk/to make such a cry:
We shrieked with laughter when we realized how stupid we'd been.
I tried to apologize, but he just shrieked abuse at me.
[ + speech ] "Don't you dare do that ever again!" she shrieked.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- be in full cry idiom
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (sth) out
- clamour
- cry out
- howl
- hurl
- roar
- scream your head off idiom
- scream/shout blue murder idiom
- screech
- shout
- shouting
- squawk
- squee
- thunder
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