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Definitions for Shriek
[1] a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
[2] a loud, high sound of laughter.
[3] any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle.
[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.
[8] to utter in a shriek: to shriek defiance.
[9] a shrill and piercing cry
[10] to produce or utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill piercing tone
Words related to Shriek
squawk, wail, screech, whoop, howl, squeal, yell, cry, shrill, shout, blare
Words nearby Shriek
shrewdie, shrewish, shrewmouse, shrewsbury, shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike
Origin of Shriek
1560–70; earlier shrick, N variant of shritch (now dial.), Middle English schrichen, back formation from Old English scriccettan; akin to shrike
Other words from Shriek
shriek·er , noun
shriek·ing·ly , adverb
shriek·y , adjective
out·shriek , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Shriek
C16: probably from Old Norse skrækja to screech 1
Synonyms for Shriek
howl, screech, squawk, squeal, wail, whoop, blare, cry, shout, shrill, yell