Meaning of "shriek" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHRIEK

Probably from Old Norse skrækja to screech1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHRIEK

shriek  [ʃriːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRIEK

Shriek is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shriek in English.

WHAT DOES SHRIEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shriek

Shriek may refer to: ▪ A kind of vociferation, especially a loud scream ▪ a slang term for the exclamation mark, used in some computing and mathematical contexts, such as and being called shriek maps. ▪ Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, a 2000 comedy film ▪ Shriek, a Marvel Comics character ▪ Shriek, a villain in the DC animated universe's Batman Beyond ▪ a book in the Strange Matter series...

Definition of shriek in the English dictionary

The definition of shriek in the dictionary is a shrill and piercing cry. Other definition of shriek is to produce or utter in a shrill piercing tone.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHRIEK

PRESENT

Present

I shriek

you shriek

he/she/it shrieks

we shriek

you shriek

they shriek

Present continuous

I am shrieking

you are shrieking

he/she/it is shrieking

we are shrieking

you are shrieking

they are shrieking

Present perfect

I have shrieked

you have shrieked

he/she/it has shrieked

we have shrieked

you have shrieked

they have shrieked

Present perfect continuous

I have been shrieking

you have been shrieking

he/she/it has been shrieking

we have been shrieking

you have been shrieking

they have been shrieking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shrieked

you shrieked

he/she/it shrieked

we shrieked

you shrieked

they shrieked

Past continuous

I was shrieking

you were shrieking

he/she/it was shrieking

we were shrieking

you were shrieking

they were shrieking

Past perfect

I had shrieked

you had shrieked

he/she/it had shrieked

we had shrieked

you had shrieked

they had shrieked

Past perfect continuous

I had been shrieking

you had been shrieking

he/she/it had been shrieking

we had been shrieking

you had been shrieking

they had been shrieking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shriek

you will shriek

he/she/it will shriek

we will shriek

you will shriek

they will shriek

Future continuous

I will be shrieking

you will be shrieking

he/she/it will be shrieking

we will be shrieking

you will be shrieking

they will be shrieking

Future perfect

I will have shrieked

you will have shrieked

he/she/it will have shrieked

we will have shrieked

you will have shrieked

they will have shrieked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shrieking

you will have been shrieking

he/she/it will have been shrieking

we will have been shrieking

you will have been shrieking

they will have been shrieking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shriek

you would shriek

he/she/it would shriek

we would shriek

you would shriek

they would shriek

Conditional continuous

I would be shrieking

you would be shrieking

he/she/it would be shrieking

we would be shrieking

you would be shrieking

they would be shrieking

Conditional perfect

I would have shriek

you would have shriek

he/she/it would have shriek

we would have shriek

you would have shriek

they would have shriek

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shrieking

you would have been shrieking

he/she/it would have been shrieking

we would have been shrieking

you would have been shrieking

they would have been shrieking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shriek
we let´s shriek
you shriek

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shriek

Past participle

shrieked

Present Participle

shrieking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SHRIEK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shriek» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of shriek

cry · holler · howl · scream · screech · squeal · wail · whoop · yell

TRANSLATION OF SHRIEK

Find out the translation of shriek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shriek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shriek» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 尖声叫喊
• Translator English - Spanish: chillar
• English: shriek
• Translator English - Hindi: चीख
• Translator English - Arabic: يَصْرُخُ
• Translator English - Russian: пронзительно кричать
• Translator English - Portuguese: gritar
• Translator English - Bengali: তীক্ষ্ন চিতকার করা
• Translator English - French: crier
• Translator English - Malay: Berteriak
• Translator English - German: kreischen
• Translator English - Japanese: 金切り声を出す
• Translator English - Korean: 비명을 지르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Shriek
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thét
• Translator English - Tamil: கிறீச்சிடு
• Translator English - Marathi: चिडचिडी
• Translator English - Turkish: çığlık
• Translator English - Italian: strillare
• Translator English - Polish: wrzasnąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пронизливо кричати
• Translator English - Romanian: a icni
• Translator English - Greek: σκούζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gil
• Translator English - Swedish: gallskrika
• Translator English - Norwegian: hyle

2 QUOTES WITH «SHRIEK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shriek.

1

Leonard Bacon

Technique! The very word is like a shriek of outraged Art. It is the idiot name given to effort by those who are too weak, too weary, or too dull to play the game. The mighty have no theory of technique.

2

Florenz Ziegfeld

Half of the great comedians I've had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn't understand why they were funny to anybody.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRIEK»

Discover the use of shriek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shriek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Shriek: An Afterword

Janice Shriek, ex-society figure, narrates this tale with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions.

Jeff VanderMeer, 2014

Hyde and Shriek: A Monsterrific Tale

There’s something strange going on at Washington Irving Elementary School.

David Lubar, 2013

Hide and Shriek

Randy Clay becomes an unwilling participant in a dangerous game of hide-and-seek in a cemetery with a vindictive ghost, and Zach Pepper tries to prove that there is something very wrong with the new substitute teacher.

R. L. Stine, 2009

Hide and Shriek!

Before the Mighty, Mighty Monsters can play hide and seek, they need to make some rules. No flying like a vampire bat, no sniffing like a werewolf, and absolutely no magic!

Sean O'Reilly, 2012

Hide and Shriek #14: Super Special

The girls go on an overnight and share horror stories around the campfire.

Melissa J. Morgan, 2007

Anthony Shriek: or, lovers from a darker realm

Buried in the world of his own imagination, painter Anthony Shriek finds his dormant emotions awakened by the arrival of a bizarre and alluring woman whose presence turns his paintings into gateways to another world. Original.

Jessica Amanda Salmonson, 1992

Hyde & Shriek

Frank and Joe are called in to provide protection at a sweet sixteen party for the Amabassador to Osyria's daughter at the Jekyll and Hyde Club.

Scott Lobdell, Sidney Lima, 2006

Shriek in the Night

A woman's cry for "Help!"-an eerie wail over the telephone, "like some monster screaming in agony"-and young Dellert rushes into the night on a wild and dangerous chase.

Sewell Peaslee Wright, 2012

The Hardy Boys #6: Hyde & Shriek

Frank and Joe are called in to provide protection at a sweet sixteen party for the Amabassador to Osyria's daughter at the Jekyll and Hyde Club.

Scott Lobdell, 2006

Hide and Shriek II

Becky thinks the stories about Pete, an evil ghost who lives in the Fear Street cemetery and takes over people's bodies, are dumb, until she is actually taken over by Pete herself.

Emily James, R. L. Stine, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRIEK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shriek is used in the context of the following news items.

Anatomy of a scream: What's the science behind a shriek?

A new study explains how screams, through special acoustic properties, fulfil a unique biological niche. By Joseph Dussault, Staff writer July 17, 2015. Save for ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

Maria Sharapova's shriek really a form of cheating

It makes the strangulated cries of Monica Seles — who could be described as the originator of shrieking in women's tennis — seem muted. Given how long it has ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

A winning shriek? Bollettieri says talent speaks loudest

LONDON Some tennis players may be convinced they are on to a winning shriek but Nick Bollettieri, who coached both the Williams sisters and Maria ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Watch this mom shriek (with joy) over her Ambush Makeover

Megan Shook from Mansfield, Ohio came to New York City with one goal: getting an Ambush Makeover. After an early morning on the TODAY Plaza, it was ... «Today.com, Jun 15»

Jump and shriek with 'Curious Critters' author

He'll do that by, among other things, performing parts from his books and getting the audience to shriek like hawks, hop like toads and use hand puppets to ... «The News-Press, May 15»

Joe Hart Shrieks at Batting-Practice Ball While Visiting Toronto Blue …

Joe Hart: a very good goalkeeper accustomed to footballs hit toward him at very fast speeds. Joe Hart: not at all accustomed to baseballs hit toward him at very ... «Bleacher Report, May 15»

First 'Scream Queens' trailer will make you shriek with delight

We might still be months away from the premiere of Ryan Murphy's latest twisted tale, but Fox is wasting no time making us very excited about the show's debut. «Mashable, May 15»

SHRIEK ATTACK BY CRAZY LADY MAKES 'GONE GIRL' GONE

Gorgeous “Gone Girl” stunner ROSAMUND PIKE – who broke through as a major star in the chilling story of a conniving, ruthless woman who convinces the ... «The National Enquirer, Apr 15»

“Shriek” in symphony

Last year, Wye Oak surprised listeners with Shriek. With their fourth studio album, the Baltimore duo abandoned the guitars that had defined their earlier work ... «Weld for Birmingham, Mar 15»

Michigan State heads to 'Shriek 16' thanks to Trice family support

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michigan State fans will never forget Travis Trice's incredible performance in the Spartans' upset of No. 2 seed Virginia with a trip to the ... «SportingNews.com, Mar 15»