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# shriek

verb (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking); noun (a shriek, shrieks)

«shriek» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To shriek is to give a short, loud, very high cry, because you are scared, excited, hurt or laughing hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#m1)
2. A shriek is one such cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#m2)
3. To shriek something is to say it in a very high, loud voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories «shriek» shows strong sudden feeling: fear in a ghost story, delight at a party, pain when someone falls. Phrases: «shriek with laughter», «shriek with delight», «let out a shriek». In the playground, shrieking is common in games of chase.

### Examples

- The children shrieked with joy on the roller coaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x1)
- She let out a shriek when the mouse ran past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x2)
- «Get off my foot!» he shrieked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x3)
- We heard shrieks from the haunted house ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x4)
- The baby shrieked with laughter at the puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x5)
- A sudden shriek woke the whole house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x6)
- The girls shrieked as the cold wave hit them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x7)
- The genie gave such a loud and terrible shriek that the hall shook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: shrieked. Spelling: «i before e» — shr-ie-k. Similar words: scream, screech, squeal; «shriek» is shorter and higher than «scream».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shriek» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shriek/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shriek» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shriek.html) on Mova free.