Definition of shrieking Shrieking

/ʃɹiˈkɪŋ/ - [shreeking] -

We found 6 definitions of shrieking from 4 different sources.

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What does shrieking mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

shrieking - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
  scream, screaming, shriek, screech, screeching
  outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, cry, call a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
shrieking - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
  screech, screeching, shriek, scream, screaming
  noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • shrieking (Noun)
    A sound that shrieks.
  • shrieking (Verb)
    Present participle of shriek.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shrieking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Shriek

Part of speech

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  • shrieking, verb, gerund of shriek (infinitive).
  • shrieking, noun, singular of shriekings.

Pronunciation

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