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SHRIEKING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sharp piercing cry

Example:

her screaming attracted the neighbors

Synonyms:

scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("shrieking" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Derivation:

shriek (utter a shrill cry)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

Example:

he heard the scream of the brakes

Synonyms:

scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("shrieking" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb shriek

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