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shriek
What does shriek mean?
shriek (noun): sharp piercing cry.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use shriek in a sentence?
How do you pronounce shriek?
/ʃɹik/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does shriek come from?
From obsolete shrick (1567), shreke, variants of earlier screak, skricke (before 1500), from Middle English scrycke.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of shriek?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “shriek” mean?
sharp piercing cry
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excessive crowding
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any strong feeling
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agreement; harmony
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burden
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scream
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patent
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excess
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