Shrieking

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of shriek: an act of uttering a loud, sharp, or shrill cry or sound; also, a sound that shrieks. form-of, gerund

    "Soon, 'midst the shriekings of the tossing wind, / The 'dark blue depths' he sang of, shall have bore / Our all of Byron to his native shore!"

  2. 2
    sharp piercing cry wordnet
  3. 3
    a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shriek form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.

    "Then the old scourge of dusk swooped down upon the warderless hoard. It is he who burns up the sky at night in long trails of yellow flame, who flies above houses in a whirlwind of shrieking wings and gagging smoke."

  2. 2
    sharp, loud, and shrill. usually

Synonyms

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acutearguteblindingcreakycrudeear piercing

Example

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"Shrieking, and all on fire, little Mary bounded into the open air and on towards the ditch in which the young ducks were playing."

Etymology

From shriek + -ing.

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