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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shriek /ʃrik/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a loud, sharp, shrill cry:shrieks of laughter.
- any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle.
v. - [no object][no object] to make such a sound:The children shrieked with laughter.
- [~ + object] to say or call in a shriek:She shrieked curses at him.[used with quotations]"Get out!'' she shrieked.
- [no object] to give forth a shriek:The whistle shrieked as the train roared into the station.
- [~ + object] to give forth or convey by shrieking:The whistle shrieked a warning.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shriek (shrēk),USA pronunciation n. - a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- a loud, high sound of laughter.
- any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle.
v.i. - to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds.
- to cry out sharply in a high voice:to shriek with pain.
- to utter loud, high-pitched sounds in laughing.
- (of a musical instrument, a whistle, the wind, etc.) to give forth a loud, shrill sound.
v.t. - to utter in a shriek:to shriek defiance.
- 1560–70; earlier shrick, north, northern variant of shritch (now dialect, dialectal), Middle English schrichen, back formation from Old English scriccettan; akin to shrike
- 1, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scream, screech.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See scream.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shriek /ʃriːk/ n - a shrill and piercing cry
vb - to produce or utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill piercing tone
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old Norse skrækja to screech1ˈshrieker n |