Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shriekling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shriek-ling
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Mommee stayed through all but the last three minutes of the first half of the concert and waited until the little shriekling was at maximum caterwaul before taking it out of the room."

Etymology

From shriek + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shriek

Usage

Inflected Forms

shrieklings (plural)

Questions

What does shriekling mean?: A noisy child.
Where does shriekling come from?: From shriek + -ling.

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