shriek
🇺🇸
/ʃriːk/
🇬🇧
/ʃriːk/
verb
R
To make a loud, high-pitched scream.
He shrieked when he saw the spider.
R
To exclaim something loudly and with a high pitch.
She shrieked a warning to her friend.
noun
R
A loud, high-pitched scream.
The shriek of the brakes made everyone jump.
translation
To make a loud, high-pitched scream.; To exclaim something loudly and with a high pitch.
A loud, high-pitched scream.
Word Forms
3rd Present
shrieks
Past
shrieked
Perfect
shrieked
Progressive
shrieking
Plural
shrieks