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How to pronounce “shriek”
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Pronunciation guide for shriek
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shriek with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 7 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- For the love of fangirls
that a fangirl's shriek is therefore like a superpower.
- Definition summary
- A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
Example 1 of 7
How to pronounce shriek
For the love of fangirls
that a fangirl's shriek is therefore like a superpower.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shriek”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
- (UK, slang) An exclamation mark.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
- (transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
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