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Pronunciation:
[ ʃɹˈiːk], [ ʃɹˈiːk], [ ʃ_ɹ_ˈiː_k]
Related words: shrieking, what does a shriek sound like, why do birds shriek, how to make a bird shriek, how to tell if a baby is shrieking
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Similar words for shriek:
- gurgling (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- amusement (noun)
- cry (noun)
- guffaw (noun)
- high-pitched scream (noun)
- howl (noun)
- laugh (noun)
- laugh/laughter (noun)
- laughter (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pipe (noun)
- pipe up (noun)
- scream (noun)
- screeching (noun)
- shriek (noun)
- ululation (noun)
- whoop (noun)
- other relevant words (noun, verb)
- squeal (noun, verb)
- bellow (verb)
- blare (verb)
- call (verb)
- cry (verb)
- laugh (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- scream (verb)
- shout (verb)
- squeal (verb)
- vociferate (verb)
- whistle (verb)
- other synonyms
- cry
- laugh
- other relevant words
- scream
Synonyms for Shriek:
adj.
• gurgling (adjective)- most cachinnation,
- more snicker,
- more gesture,
- more crack up,
- most crack up,
- gleest,
- GLEER,
- most hilarity,
- more crackup,
- most merriment,
- shoutest,
- chucklest,
- chortlest,
- most guffaw,
- most crackup,
- mirthest,
- more howling,
- most rippling,
- crowest,
- most chuckling,
- roarest,
- most gesture,
- most snicker,
- more hilarity,
- sniggest,
- more rippling,
- most amusement,
- shriekest,
- more guffaw,
- most howling,
- cacklest,
- most crack-up,
- more merriment,
- more chuckling,
- more giggling,
- mirther,
- more amusement,
- most giggling,
- more crack-up,
- more cachinnation,
- gigglest,
- pealest.
n.
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•
- sounds.
- moo,
- caws,
- whine,
- Mewling,
- meow,
- Whinnies,
- nicker,
- meows,
- nickers,
- yoo-hoo,
- moos,
- caw,
- ejaculation,
- whinny.
- shout,
- crackup,
- keened,
- call,
- Yuck,
- yip,
- crack-ups,
- Laughters,
- questing,
- keening,
- halloo,
- guffaw,
- yell,
- yipped,
- snigger,
- crackups,
- chucklings,
- yipping,
- outcried,
- crack-up,
- quested,
- song.
- pipe.
n. & v.
• Other relevant words: (noun, verb) • squeal (noun, verb)v.
• bellow (verb) • blare (verb)- re sounding,
- re-sounded,
- Re-sound,
- re sounded,
- re-sounding,
- sounds out,
- re sounds,
- re sound,
- re-sounds.
- ex claims,
- ex claiming,
- pro claims,
- pro-claims,
- ex-claiming,
- pro-claiming,
- pro claimed,
- ex-claim,
- ex claimed,
- pro-claim,
- pro claiming,
- pro claim,
- ex-claimed,
- ex claim,
- ex-claims.
- splits ones sides,
- split sides,
- rolls aisles,
- convulsedding,
- dies laughing,
- rolled in the aisles,
- convulsedded,
- splitting sides,
- died laughing,
- with sound be stitches,
- withing sound be stitches,
- roll the aisles,
- roll in aisles,
- splitting ones sides,
- laughinged,
- rolling aisles,
- dieing laughing,
- laughings,
- rolled aisles,
- splits sides,
- withing sound be in stitches,
- splitting one sides,
- withed sound be in stitches,
- rolls the aisles,
- withs sound be stitches,
- split ones sides,
- splits one sides,
- withs sound be in stitches,
- rolls in the aisles,
- laughinging,
- roll aisles,
- dying laughing,
- split one sides,
- rolling the aisles,
- rolls in aisles,
- rolled the aisles,
- rolling in aisles,
- splitting one's sides,
- convulseds,
- rolling in the aisles,
- rolled in aisles,
- withed sound be stitches.
Other synonyms:
• cry- Bleating,
- Whinnied,
- Cawed,
- Quacking,
- nickered,
- Mooing,
- gabble,
- quacked,
- Cawing,
- Bleated,
- meowing,
- Whinnying,
- nickering,
- meowed,
- Mooed,
- holler out,
- sing out.
- Fracturing,
- roll in the aisles,
- fractured,
- with sound be in stitches,
- guffawed,
- splits one's sides,
- die laughing,
- snicker,
- split one's sides.
- tootles,
- shrills,
- cries out,
- laugh,
- Lowed,
- sound,
- fifes,
- proclaims,
- Pealed,
- shrilling,
- trumpet,
- tootle,
- sounding out,
- Clanged,
- YAPS,
- fifing,
- flutes,
- skirls,
- Fifed,
- holler,
- whistle,
- bawl,
- beller,
- Fluted,
- raise voice,
- calls out,
- Shrilled,
- Squalled,
- yoo hoo,
- crying out,
- bellers,
- blare,
- Tootled,
- Resounded,
- sounded out,
- cry,
- ululate,
- skirl,
- LOWS,
- vociferate,
- Quarrelled,
- squeal,
- called out,
- call out,
- sound out,
- Tootling,
- Baying,
- squalling,
- bellow,
- Bayed,
- cry out,
- fife,
- flute,
- clanging,
- caterwaul,
- cried out,
- Skirling,
- Lowing,
- fluting.
How to use "Shriek" in context?
In the language of the animal world, a shriek is an awful sound that is created when an animal is in pain or distress. The sound is unique to each animal, and can be heard up to a mile away!
Some of the most famous screamers in the world are the spectacled bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana), and the Cape macaw (Ara macao).
In general, animals that scream the most are those that are attacked or wounded.
Homophones for Shriek:
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