French Meaning of shriek

cri

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Definitions and Meaning of shriek in English

Wordnet

shriek (n)

sharp piercing cry

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

Wordnet

shriek (v)

utter a shrill cry

Webster

shriek (v. i.)

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.

Webster

shriek (v. t.)

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

Webster

shriek (n.)

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

FAQs About the word shriek

cri

sharp piercing cry, a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry, utter a shrill cryTo utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to

cri,couinement,crier,pleurer,hurlement,cri,cri,strident,grain,hurler

Murmure,chuchoter,marmonner

shrew-sized => de la taille d'une musaraigne, shrewmouse => musaraigne, shrewishness => mégéritude, shrewishly => acariâtrement, shrewish => acariâtre,