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Showing words for SHRIEKY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Shrieky

shrieky

6 Letter Words for Shrieky

hikers, kyries, shirky, shreik, shriek, shrike, skyier

5 Letter Words for Shrieky

heirs, hiker, hikes, hires, hirse, hykes, hyrse, keirs, kiers, kishy, kreis, kyrie, reiks, rhies, risky, rykes, shier, shire, shirk, shyer, siker, sirky, skier, skiey, skyer, syker, yerks, yikes, yirks

4 Letter Words for Shrieky

eiks, eiry, eris, erks, ersh, esky, heir, hers, hery, heys, hies, hike, hire, hyes, hyke, ikey, ires, irks, keir, kers, kesh, keys, khir, khis, kier, kirs, kish, kris, kyes, rehs, reik, ries, rise, risk, ryes, ryke, seik, seir, serk, sher, shir, shri, sier, sike, sikh, sire, sker, skey, skry, skye, skyr, syke, syre, yerk, yesk, yike, yirk

3 Letter Words for Shrieky

ehs, eik, eir, erk, ers, esr, eyr, hei, her, hes, hey, hie, hir, his, hrs, hye, ihs, ike, ire, irk, irs, ise, ish, key, khi, kie, kir, krs, ksi, kye, reh, rei, res, rhe, rhy, rie, rye, sei, ser, sey, she, shi, shr, shy, sie, sir, ski, sky, sri, sye, syr, yeh, yer, yes, yis, yrs

Definitions for Shrieky

[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 Shrieky

shriekacute, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, penetrating, piercing, piping, putrid, rancid, rank, sharp, shrill, shrilly, smelly, soprano, strident, treble, reeking

Words nearby Shrieky

shriekshrewdie, shrewish, shrewmouse, shrewsbury, shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike

Origin of Shrieky

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 Shrieky

shriek·er , noun
shriek·ing·ly , adverb
shriek·y , adjective
out·shriek , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Shrieky

C16: probably from Old Norse skrækja to screech 1

Synonyms for Shrieky

acute, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, penetrating, piercing, piping, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, sharp, shrill, shrilly, smelly, soprano, strident, treble