What does shriek mean?

Definitions for shriek
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screechingnoun

    sharp piercing cry

    "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

  2. screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screamingverb

    a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

    "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

  3. shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipeverb

    utter a shrill cry

Wiktionary

  1. shrieknoun

    A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

  2. shriekverb

    To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

  3. shriekverb

    To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

  4. Etymology: Cognate to Swedish skrika (skrik), German schreien (Schrei), both with the same meaning, and Albanian grykë.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Shrieknoun

    An inarticulate cry of anguish or horrour.

    Etymology: skrieg, Danish; scriccio, Italian.

    Una hearing evermore
    His rueful shrieks and groanings, often tore
    Her guiltless garments, and her golden hair,
    For pity of his pain. Fa. Queen.

    Time has been my senses wou’d have cool’d,
    To hear a night shriek, and my fell of hair
    Wou’d at a dismal treatise rouse and stir
    As life were in’t. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    The corps of Almon, and the rest are shown,
    Shrieks, clamours, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryd.

  2. To Shriekverb

    To cry out inarticulately with anguish or horrour; to scream.

    Etymology: skrieger, Danish; scricciolare, Italian.

    On top whereof ay dwelt the ghastly owl,
    Shrieking his baleful note. Fa. Queen.

    It was the owl that shriek’d, the fatal belman
    Which gives the sternest good-night. William Shakespeare.

    Were I the ghost that walk’d,
    I’d shriek, that even your ears should rift to hear me. William Shakespeare.

    In a dreadful dream
    I saw my lord so near destruction,
    Then shriek’t myself awake. John Denham.

    Hark! Peace!
    At this she shriek’d aloud; the mournful train
    Eccho’d her grief. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.

    Why did you shriek out? John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

ChatGPT

  1. shriek

    A shriek is a high-pitched, sharp, loud, and often fearful or distressing sound emitted by a person or an animal. It often conveys terror, excitement, or surprise. In a broader context, it can also refer to any shrill, piercing sound.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shriekverb

    to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish

  2. Shriekverb

    to utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks

  3. Shrieknoun

    a sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like

  4. Etymology: [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.]

Wikidata

  1. Shriek

    Shriek is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. She is an enemy of Spider-Man. She was created by Tom DeFalco, Mike W. Barr, Terry Kavanagh, Ron Lim, Jerry Bingham, and Mark Bagley and first appeared in Spider-Man Unlimited volume 1 #1.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Shriek

    shrēk, v.i. to utter a shriek: to scream.—v.t. to utter shriekingly.—n. the shrill outcry caused by terror or anguish—(Spens.) Schriech, Shright, Shrike.—ns. Shriek′er; Shriek′-owl (same as Screech-owl). [Screech.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. shriek

    See excl. Occasional CMU usage, also in common use among APL fans and mathematicians, especially category theorists.

Anagrams for shriek »

  1. shrike

  2. hikers

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shriek in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shriek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of shriek in a Sentence

  1. Karlie Allen:

    I'm across the room, and I hear a shriek and a thud.

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