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shriek |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shriek 1 sense of shriek Sense 1 shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe => yowl, caterwaul Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shriek 1 sense of shriek Sense 1 shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe => yowl, caterwaul Entailment of verb shriek Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shriek 1 sense of shriek Sense 1 shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe => shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall Familiarity of verb shriek shriek used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shriek Sense 1 shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe => shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -------------- Grep of noun shriek shriek shrieking Overview of noun shriek The noun shriek has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching -- (sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors") 2. (1) screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming -- (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes") Overview of verb shriek The verb shriek has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe -- (utter a shrill cry) Grep of adj shriek shrieked shrieking Overview of noun shriek The noun shriek has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching -- (sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors") 2. (1) screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming -- (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes") Overview of verb shriek The verb shriek has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe -- (utter a shrill cry)
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