shriek

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shriek [shriek shrieks shrieked shrieking] verb, noun BrE [ʃriːk] NAmE [ʃriːk]
verb
1. intransitive to give a loud high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain
Syn: ↑scream
•~ (in sth) She shrieked in fright.
•~ with sth The audience was shrieking with laughter.
•~ at sb (figurative)The answer shrieked at her (= was very obvious).
2. transitive to say sth in a loud, high voice
Syn: ↑scream
•~ sth (at sb) He shrieked her name as he fell.
•She was shrieking abuse at them as they carried her off.
•+ speech ‘Look out!’ he shrieked.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (as a verb): imitative; compare with dialect screak, Old Norse skrækja, also with ↑screech.

Example Bank:
•He all but shrieked when he saw her.
•She shrieked in terror.
•Stop shrieking at me!
•The audience shrieked with laughter.
•‘Look out!’ she shrieked.
•He almost shrieked her name, but she still ignored him.

 
noun
a loud high shout, for example one that you make when you are excited, frightened or in pain
•She let out a piercing shriek.
•a shriek of delight

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (as a verb): imitative; compare with dialect screak, Old Norse skrækja, also with ↑screech.

Example Bank:
•She gave a little shriek of delight.
•Shrieks of laughter came from the bedroom.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  screech, screeching, shrieking, scream, screaming, shrill, pipe up, pipe