Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrieking

/ʃɹˈikɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: shriek-ing
IPA: /ʃɹˈikɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shriek

noun

gerund of shriek: an act of uttering a loud, sharp, or shrill cry or sound; also, a sound that shrieks.

adj

That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.

adj

sharp, loud, and shrill.

Example Sentences

"Soon, 'midst the shriekings of the tossing wind, / The 'dark blue depths' he sang of, shall have bore / Our all of Byron to his native shore!"
"Then the old scourge of dusk swooped down upon the warderless hoard. It is he who burns up the sky at night in long trails of yellow flame, who flies above houses in a whirlwind of shrieking wings and gagging smoke."

Etymology

Etymology tree English shriek Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English shrieking From shriek + -ing.

Inflected Forms

shriekings (plural) more shrieking (comparative) most shrieking (superlative)

Derived Forms

shriekingly

Synonyms

scream screaming shriek screech screeching

Rhymes With

speaking seeking freaking leaking sneaking tweaking peaking peeking creaking streaking critiquing wreaking

Questions

How do you pronounce shrieking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹˈikɪŋ/.
What does shrieking mean?: present participle and gerund of shriek
Where does shrieking come from?: Etymology tree English shriek Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English shrieking From shriek + -ing.

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