SHRIEK


Meaning of SHRIEK in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ loud

▪ little

She gave a little ~ of delight.

▪ blood-curdling , ear-piercing , high-pitched , piercing , shrill

VERB + SHRIEK

▪ emit , give , let out

▪ stifle

▪ hear

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

She fell to the floor with a ~ of pain.

▪ ~ of

Shrieks of laughter came from the bedroom.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ of delight , a ~ of laughter , a ~ of pain , a ~ of rage

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ aloud , loudly

▪ out

▪ happily , hysterically

▪ almost , nearly , practically

He almost ~ed when he saw her.

VERB + SHRIEK

▪ hear sb

PREPOSITION

▪ at

Stop ~ing at me!

▪ in

She ~ed in terror.

▪ with

The audience ~ed with laughter.

PHRASES

▪ ~ at the top of your lungs ( AmE )

Shriek is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ seagull

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .