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shrieking

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verb

present participle of shriek

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shrieking
Verb
For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes. Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025 Kids shrieking terrible things at him. Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrieking
Adjective
  • Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Danielle recounted hearing screaming and people running in the chaotic aftermath of the shooting.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s when Billy, a conman serving a debt of service to the pirates, burst through the crowd, yelling at the blaster men.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As Mamdani was delivering his opening remarks, a man with a shirt that read Cuba and a Cuban flag approached the stage, yelling that Mamdani was a Communist.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Shrieking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrieking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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