Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - shriek
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Shriek
shriek
~1 v 1 to make a very high, loud sound (Judith suddenly shrieked and looked to see what had bitten her. | shriek with joy/pain/fright etc) (Everyone was shrieking with laughter in the bar.) 2 to say something in a high, loud voice because you are excited, afraid, or angry (Anne stood in the doorway shrieking abuse at him.) ~2 n a loud high sound made because you are frightened, excited, angry etc + of (a shriek of terror) with a shriek (Miss Lavish, with a shriek of dismay, dragged her backwards.)
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(shrieks, shrieking, shrieked) 1. When someone shrieks, they make a short, very loud cry, for example because they are suddenly surprised, are in pain, or are laughing. She shrieked and leapt from the bed... Miranda shrieked with laughter. VERB: V, V with n • Shriek is also a noun. Sue let out a terrific shriek and leapt out of the way. N-COUNT 2. If you shriek something, you shout it in a loud, high-pitched voice. ‘Stop it! Stop it!’ shrieked Jane... He was shrieking obscenities and weeping. = scream VERB: V with quote, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English shreken, probably irregular from shriken to ~; akin to Old Norse skr?kja to ~ Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to utter a sharp shrill sound 2. a. to cry out in a high-pitched voice ; screech b. to suggest such a cry (as by vividness of expression) neon colors ~ed for attention — Calvin Tomkins transitive verb 1. to utter with a ~ ~ an alarm 2. to express in a manner suggestive of a ~ II. noun Date: 1567 1. a shrill usually wild or involuntary cry 2. a sound resembling a ~ the ~ of chalk on the blackboard ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a utter a shrill screeching sound or words esp. in pain or terror. b (foll. by of) provide a clear or blatant indication of. 2 tr. a utter (sounds or words) by shrieking (shrieked his name). b indicate clearly or blatantly. --n. a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream. Phrases and idioms shriek out say in shrill tones. shriek with laughter laugh uncontrollably. Derivatives shrieker n. Etymology: imit.: cf. dial. screak, ON skr{aelig}kja, and SCREECH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. пронзительный крик, вопль, визг to give a shriek —- закричать, вскрикнуть 2. скрип, скрежет, визг the shriek of a locomotive —- пронзительный свисток локомотива 3. пронзительно кричать, вопить, орать to shriek with fright —- вопить от страха to shriek for help —- звать на помощь to shriek with laughter —- заливисто хохотать to shriek oneself awake —- проснуться от собственного крика 4. выкрикивать (также shriek out) to shriek abuse —- выкрикивать оскорбления 5. дисгармонировать colours that shriek at one another —- цвета, которые не гармонируют друг с другом; несовместимые цвета ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun пронзительный крик, визг 2. v. 1) пронзительно кричать, визжать; to shriek with laughter - истерически хохотать 2) выкрикивать (тж. shriek out); She shrieked out a warning just in time to avoid a nasty accident. Syn: see cry ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 15c., skricke, from O.N. skrжkja "to screech" (see screech), probably of imitative origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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