adj
Meaning 1
That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shrieking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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CMU ARPABET: SH R IY1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
sharp, loud, and shrill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Qualifier: Of a sound; voice; Of a sound; voice
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
gerund of shriek: an act of uttering a loud, sharp, or shrill cry or sound; also, a sound that shrieks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of shriek
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
sharp piercing cry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scream, screaming, shriek, screech, screeching
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
noun
Meaning 6
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: screech, screeching, shriek, scream, screaming
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: noise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shriek Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English shrieking From shriek + -ing.