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shriekingly

shriekingly adverb: with a shrieking sound.

Adverb

shriekingly (comparative more shriekingly, superlative most shriekingly)

  1. With a shrieking sound.

Forms of shriekingly

comparativemore shriekingly
superlativemost shriekingly

Origin of shriekingly

From shrieking + -ly.

Questions about shriekingly

What does shriekingly mean?
Shriekingly means with a shrieking sound.
What part of speech is shriekingly?
Shriekingly is an adverb.

Words near shriekingly in the dictionary

  1. shriekiest
  2. shriekily
  3. shriekiness
  4. shrieking
  5. shrieking sixties
  6. shriekingly
  7. shriekings
  8. shriekling
  9. shrieklings
  10. shrieks
  11. shriekt

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