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shriek

UK
/ʃriːk/
US
/ʃrik/

Translations

shrieknoun
shrieks
pl
UK
/ʃriːk/
US
/ʃrik/
The shriek of the alarm clock woke me up.
Визг будильника разбудил меня.
Her shriek echoed through the empty halls.
Ее крик эхом разнесся по пустым коридорам.
Additional translations
вопль
Synonyms
yell
scream
shout
squeal
cry
howl
wail
shriekverb
shrieked
Past Simple
shrieked
Past Participle
shrieking
Gerund
UK
/ʃriːk/
US
/ʃrik/
пронзительно кричать
He shrieked in pain after stepping on a sharp object.
Он пронзительно кричал от боли, наступив на острый предмет.
The children shrieked with excitement at the amusement park.
Дети вопили от восторга в парке аттракционов.
She began to shriek when she saw the spider.
Она начала визжать, когда увидела паука.
Additional translations
завизжать
Synonyms
scream
yell
howl
wail
squeal
shout
cry

Definitions

shrieknoun
A high-pitched piercing sound or cry.
The shriek of the alarm clock startled everyone in the room.
A loud, sharp, and often sudden sound.
The shriek of the whistle signaled the end of the game.
The exclamation mark (!) when referred to as a symbol, especially in mathematics or computing.
Programmers sometimes call the exclamation mark a shriek when reading code aloud.
shriekverb
To utter a high-pitched, piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement.
She shrieked when she saw the spider crawling on her arm.
To make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound.
The siren shrieked through the quiet night, alerting everyone to the emergency.
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