- present participle of shriek.
shrieking
Example Sentences
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Yet the lizard brain making you gawk is shrieking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
I’ll pause here for general gasping and shrieking, and murmurs of, “Wait, there’s a dividend?”
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
The striking “Porcelana,” about enduring pain for fleeting pleasure, has a woozy, dissonant arrangement that mixes woodwinds, shrieking strings, and skittering percussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
She kicked up slush as she walked, and her jeans were wet and spattered by the time she arrived at the field where the shrieking shack was.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
