Shriek
//ʃɹiːk//
Translations of "shriek" (33 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | κωκύω(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), ἰύζω(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | kōkúō, iúzō | |
| Arabic | زَعَقَ(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), صريخ(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), صَرَخَ(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | zaʕaqa, srikh, ṣaraḵa | |
| Bulgarian | крясък(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), писък(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), крещя(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), пищя(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | krjasǎk, pisǎk, kreštja, pištja | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 尖叫聲 /尖叫声(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | — | |
| Czech | jekot(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), ječení(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), vřískot(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), zaječení(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), ječet(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), ječet(to utter sharply and shrilly), křičet(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), křičet(to utter sharply and shrilly), vřískat(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), zaječet(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), zaječet(to utter sharply and shrilly), zakřičet(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), zakřičet(to utter sharply and shrilly), zavřískat(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Danish | skrig(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), skrige(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Dutch | krijsen(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), krijsen(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Esperanto | ŝriko(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), kriaĉi(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Finnish | kirkaisu(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), rääkäisy(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), kirkaista(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), rääkäistä(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| French | hurlement(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), crier(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| German | Kreischen(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), kreischen(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), kreischen(to utter sharply and shrilly) | — | |
| Greek | οξεία κραυγή(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), κραυγάζω οξέως(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), σκούζω(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), στριγκλίζω(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), τσιρίζω(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | oxeía kravgí, kravgázo oxéos, skoúzo, strigklízo, tsirízo | |
| Hebrew | צווחה(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | tsvaḥa | |
| Hungarian | ordít(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), rikácsol(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | — | |
| Irish | scread(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), scréach(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), scread(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Japanese | 悲鳴(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | himei | |
| Korean | 비명(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | bimyeong | |
| Latin | quirītō(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), strīdō(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Māori | ngoe(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), ngoengoe(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), tioro(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), ngoe(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), ngoengoe(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), tioro(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Marathi | किंकाळी(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), किंकाळी फोडाणे(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), किंकाळी मारणे(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | kiṅkāḷī, kiṅkāḷī phoḍāṇe, kiṅkāḷī mārṇe | |
| Ottoman Turkish | صراخ(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | surah | |
| Persian | جیغ(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), جیغ زدن(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), جیغ زدن(to utter sharply and shrilly) | jiġ, jǐq zadan, jǐq zadan | |
| Polish | krzyk(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), krzyczeć(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), krzyknąć(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Portuguese | guincho(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), guinchar(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Romanian | strigăt(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), urlet(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), țipăt(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), striga(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), urla(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), țipa(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Russian | визг(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), пронзительный крик(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), визжа́ть(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | vizg, vizžátʹ | |
| Sanskrit | क्रोश(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | krośa | |
| Scottish Gaelic | sgal(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), sgal(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Spanish | alarido(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), chillido(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), chillar(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — | |
| Tahitian | taʻi(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | — | |
| Ukrainian | ве́реск(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), виск(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), вереща́ти(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry), вища́ти(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | véresk, vysk, vereščáty, vyščáty | |
| Urdu | چیخ(a sharp, shrill outcry or scream), چیخنا(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | cīx, cīxnā | |
| Vietnamese | rít(to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | — |
尖叫聲 /尖叫声
jekot, ječení, vřískot, zaječení, ječet, ječet, křičet, křičet, vřískat, zaječet, zaječet, zakřičet, zakřičet, zavřískat
skrig, skrige
krijsen, krijsen
ŝriko, kriaĉi
kirkaisu, rääkäisy, kirkaista, rääkäistä
hurlement, crier
Kreischen, kreischen, kreischen
οξεία κραυγή, κραυγάζω οξέως, σκούζω, στριγκλίζω, τσιρίζω
oxeía kravgí, kravgázo oxéos, skoúzo, strigklízo, tsirízo
ordít, rikácsol
scread, scréach, scread
quirītō, strīdō
ngoe, ngoengoe, tioro, ngoe, ngoengoe, tioro
krzyk, krzyczeć, krzyknąć
guincho, guinchar
strigăt, urlet, țipăt, striga, urla, țipa
sgal, sgal
alarido, chillido, chillar
taʻi
rít
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.