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shriekling

shriekling noun: a noisy child.

Noun

shriekling (plural shrieklings)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A noisy child.
    • Mommee stayed through all but the last three minutes of the first half of the concert and waited until the little shriekling was at maximum caterwaul before taking it out of the room.1998 December 1, BrassWoman [username], “Concert at the Church (rant)”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)

Forms of shriekling

pluralshrieklings

Origin of shriekling

From shriek + -ling.

Questions about shriekling

What does shriekling mean?
Shriekling means a noisy child.
What part of speech is shriekling?
Shriekling is a noun.
What is the plural of shriekling?
The plural of shriekling is shrieklings.

Words near shriekling in the dictionary

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

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