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shriek

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I doubt my teachers growing up, who would shriek "just say no!

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Quick take

sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shriek gathered in one view.

noun

sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

noun

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

verb

utter a shrill cry

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shriek.

Example sentences

1

I doubt my teachers growing up, who would shriek "just say no!

2

Some would agree to a point, but then shriek "IDF’s Intelligence Core".

3

The ones that hold monthly anti-drug assemblies in school where they shriek "just say no!

4

The annoying buzzer sound is turned into a glorious shriek.

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I say 'ek' and my pronunciation is just as valid.> You can ignore those people; they probably say "exclamation mark" instead of "bang".Bah. Everyone knows that's a shriek.

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In one group, one shriek means a particular ground based predator, and a doubled shriek means a particular air/tree based predator.

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JDK8 is a very nice release and I hope it will bring Java a few years ahead, but there are so many things still missing from Java that every time I shriek.

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However I like the use of shrill in this context, as even though it is technically incorrect it made me think of a little bird being paid to shriek nonsense.

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Discussing issues like adults means understanding this and not simply ignoring the good and the sensible so we can shriek and moan about the bad bits.

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Yet when apple makes a sandbox for apps -- which is basically this design, yet usable by people who don't understand software construction or libs -- people shriek.

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* But for some monsters, the game plays it back at a random speed--also changing the frequency, like an audiotape on fast-forward--so it becomes a brief shriek, a drawn-out groan, or something in between.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use shriek in a sentence?

I doubt my teachers growing up, who would shriek "just say no!

What does shriek mean?

sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

What part of speech is shriek?

shriek is commonly used as noun, verb.