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# shrieked

«shrieked» in Mova's school dictionary: **Past form of «shriek»: gave a sudden, very high, loud…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking — past form)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Past form of «shriek»: gave a sudden, very high, loud cry, out of fear, pain, excitement or laughter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#m1)

2) Said something in a high, loud voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#m2)

3) (of things) Made a high, sharp noise, like brakes, wind or a whistle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «shrieked» is a strong speaking verb that tells the reader a character is frightened, shocked or wildly excited — stronger than «shouted» or «said». Teachers suggest it in creative writing instead of «said». Phrases: «shrieked with laughter», «shrieked in terror».

### examples

- She shrieked when the spider ran across her foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x1)
- The children shrieked with laughter at the clown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x2)
- "Get out of my room!" my sister shrieked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x3)
- The brakes shrieked as the bus stopped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x4)
- The wind shrieked around the old house all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x5)
- Everyone shrieked as the roller coaster dropped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x6)
- The parrot shrieked whenever the doorbell rang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x7)
- "We'll poison her--poison her!" shrieked the witches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: shriek → shrieked. Spelling: «ie» (i before e). Similar words: screamed, squealed, screeched; «shrieked» is often higher and sharper. Noun: «a shriek».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shrieked» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrieked/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.