shrieked
past simple and past participle ofshriek
shriek
verb[IorT]
uk/ʃriːk/us/ʃriːk/to make such acry:
We shriekedwithlaughterwhen werealizedhowstupidwe'd been.
Itriedtoapologize, but he just shriekedabuseat me.
[+ speech]"Don't youdaredo thateveragain!" she shrieked.
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (something) out
- clamour
- cry
- cry out
- ejaculate
- givesomeonea shoutidiom
- holler
- howl
- lung
- shout
- shouty
- squawk
- the hairdryer treatment
- thunder
- whoop
Examplesofshrieked
shrieked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He spoke, or rathershrieked, in choppy words sounding like an over-excited tailor.
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Rosie's funny little legs kicked in the air; she squirmed with delight,shriekedwith laughter.
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Heshrieked, and yelled, and cursed, and bit, and attention was paid to him, and he was fed and cherished.
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She apparently alsoshriekedabout the danger to liberty, the attempts to circumvent democracy and the danger of tyranny.
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Again the oil companiesshriekedat what they said was unjust treatment.
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He obviously thought that if heshriekedloud enough and made a lot of nasty faces no one would notice that he was standing on his head.
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National anthems were played, bands played, peopleshriekedand went wild with hysterics.
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For decades, it has acted like a eunuch towards taxpayers' cash: it hasshriekeda lot—its shrill voice has often been heard—but it has not acted.
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Tank shellsshriekedinto the village, exploding in fiery destruction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sheshrieked, which brought a maid from down the hall.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I almostshriekedwith pain; the torment was unbearable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ghouls cried in the country and cranesshriekedfor ten nights.
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