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shriek meaning in Punjabi

کوک kūk

/ʃɹiːk/

shriek in Punjabi: کوک (kūk), کرلانا (kurlāṇā). In English, shriek means a sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

Punjabi words for shriek

shriek
کوک kūk
to shriek
کرلانا kurlāṇā

English meaning of shriek

  1. noun A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
  2. noun An exclamation mark.
  3. verb To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
  4. verb To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

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Questions about shriek in Punjabi

What is the meaning of shriek in Punjabi?
Shriek in Punjabi is کوک (kūk), کرلانا (kurlāṇā).
shriek ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Shriek: کوک (kūk), کرلانا (kurlāṇā).
What does shriek mean in English?
Shriek means a sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “shriek”: کرلانا, کوک. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shriek (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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