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shriek

verb

/ʃriːk/

Meaning

to make a loud, high-pitched cry

She shrieked when she saw the spider.

shriek with laughter

scream, yell, cry, screech, howl

whisper, murmur, mutter

shriek in fear, shriek of laughter, loud shriek, shriek with pain

To change from gas to liquid form; to become denser.

to come to an end, especially a period of validity or life

to lose or give up something, usually as a penalty for wrongdoing

to make a disease, symptoms, or problem less severe without removing the cause

to shout or cry loudly

an informal or non-standard variant of 'gloss over', meaning to ignore or minimize something