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shriekings

shriekings is the plural of shrieking.

Meaning of shrieking

Adjective

shrieking (comparative more shrieking, superlative most shrieking)

  1. That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.
    • Then the old scourge of dusk swooped down upon the warderless hoard. It is he who burns up the sky at night in long trails of yellow flame, who flies above houses in a whirlwind of shrieking wings and gagging smoke.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40
  2. (usually, Of a sound, voice) sharp, loud, and shrill.

Questions about shriekings

What is shriekings the plural of?
Shriekings is the plural of shrieking.

Words near shriekings in the dictionary

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

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