shrieking

«shrieking» in Mova's school dictionary: Making a loud, high, sharp cry, from fear, pain… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (shrieking); verb, present participle of «shriek» (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking); noun (shrieking — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Making a loud, high, sharp cry, from fear, pain, excitement or laughter. tree →

2) (noun) The sound of loud high cries. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children shriek on roller coasters, in water fights or when they see a spider. In stories, a shrieking sound signals fear or wild fun. Phrases: shrieking with laughter, shrieking in terror, shrieking wind.

examples

• The children were shrieking with laughter on the slide. tree →
• We heard shrieking from the haunted house. tree →
• The shrieking wind rattled the windows. tree →
• She ran away shrieking when she saw the mouse. tree →
• The monkeys were shrieking in the trees. tree →
• Stop shrieking — the baby's asleep! tree →
• He could scarce keep from shrieking. tree →

note

Spelling rule: i before e — shriek. Similar: screech, scream, squeal. "Shriek" is often of surprise or delight; "screech" is harsher.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shrieking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.