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Showing words for SHRIEK using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Shriek

hikers, shreik, shriek, shrike

5 Letter Words for Shriek

heirs, hiker, hikes, hires, hirse, keirs, kiers, kreis, reiks, rhies, shier, shire, shirk, siker, skier

4 Letter Words for Shriek

eiks, eris, erks, ersh, heir, hers, hies, hike, hire, ires, irks, keir, kers, kesh, khir, khis, kier, kirs, kish, kris, rehs, reik, ries, rise, risk, seik, seir, serk, sher, shir, shri, sier, sike, sikh, sire, sker

3 Letter Words for Shriek

ehs, eik, eir, erk, ers, esr, hei, her, hes, hie, hir, his, hrs, ihs, ike, ire, irk, irs, ise, ish, khi, kie, kir, krs, ksi, reh, rei, res, rhe, rie, sei, ser, she, shi, shr, sie, sir, ski, sri

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