On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Shrieking. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as screaming or screeching and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shrieking meaning
present participle and gerund of shriek
Synonyms of Shrieking
Using Shrieking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shriek
- Useful related words include: screaming, screeching, scream, shriek.
- In the example corpus, shrieking often appears in combinations such as: and shrieking, the shrieking, shrieking in.
Context around Shrieking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrieking
- In this selection, "shrieking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, career, gusts, installing, across, audiences and alarms stand out and add context to how "shrieking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little shrieking and additionally that shrieking survivor will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrieking" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrieking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Saw all the crusties shrieking in Parliament Square. (8 words)
Arguments, wine, snogging, crying babies and shrieking audiences ensue. (9 words)
But get on a Zoom chat and you can’t handle a little shrieking? (14 words)
I didn't manage to actually get the car moving, but I have this little sliver of memory of Mom pelting across the parking lot towards me, horrified and choking back laughter, while I had an utter, shrieking panic attack. (40 words)
Everyone who framed the pager bombings and assassination strikes in Lebanon as heroic achievements of extraordinarily sophisticated intelligence when they’d be shrieking their lungs out if a nation like Iran or Russia did anything similar. (36 words)
Additionally, that shrieking survivor will gain the Oblivious effect when more than 16, 12 or 8 meters (perk level dependant) away from The Executioner, stopping them from hearing or being affected by the Terror Radius. (35 words)
But get on a Zoom chat and you can’t handle a little shrieking? (14 words)
Watching that debate was unlike anything we’ve seen in the past and it is like being in a nuclear facility with all the lights blinking red, sirens blaring and loudspeakers shrieking “Warning! (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
After several minutes of stillness, thousands were on their feet, waving flags and shrieking with excitement at one of several viewing parties held across the nation.
During a segment on Lee has spent her decadeslong career “shrieking about white racism,” before proceeding to show a reel of her speaking quite calmly (and factually) about the realities of racism in America.
An endless expanse of white engulfs the Huron as she battles 30-mph gusts shrieking across stretches of ice.
Arguments, wine, snogging, crying babies and shrieking audiences ensue.
Everyone who framed the pager bombings and assassination strikes in Lebanon as heroic achievements of extraordinarily sophisticated intelligence when they’d be shrieking their lungs out if a nation like Iran or Russia did anything similar.
In 2022, the pub gained national attention for installing shrieking alarms in a bid to keep them away.
On it, a string quartet jars against a comically distorted, shrieking guitar — and throughout the album, such disparate elements are often playing at the same time.
Additionally, that shrieking survivor will gain the Oblivious effect when more than 16, 12 or 8 meters (perk level dependant) away from The Executioner, stopping them from hearing or being affected by the Terror Radius.
But get on a Zoom chat and you can’t handle a little shrieking?
Everything from Darth Vader to AT-AT walkers, lightsabers and the Lucasfilm logo get praise, with Mike's shrieking the lack of an opening crawl "broke new ground!" resulting in everyone breaking character and corpsing.
Instead of shrieking, a blue jay purled the liquid woodwind syllable that signifies a yearning to be liked.
It features incest, corpsicles, scalps ablaze, the constant shrieking of a terrified child locked in an electrical closet.
It feels as if most of the leads are told to remain breathless and aggressively shrieking from a place of pain, pointed and intense at every stage of the game.
Watching that debate was unlike anything we’ve seen in the past and it is like being in a nuclear facility with all the lights blinking red, sirens blaring and loudspeakers shrieking “Warning!
I didn't manage to actually get the car moving, but I have this little sliver of memory of Mom pelting across the parking lot towards me, horrified and choking back laughter, while I had an utter, shrieking panic attack.
It's charming everyone from shrieking schoolkids to professional rugby players, but Japan's newest all-weather sport is anything but good clean fun.
Saw all the crusties shrieking in Parliament Square.
Sensual massage, holding hands, or playing with your lover’s hair results in your partner shrieking in pain because you applied way too much pressure.
Should a raven appear shrieking “Nevermore,” you can seek shelter at The Horse You Came In on Saloon where Poe famously took his final sip of cognac at this Fell’s Point favorite.
There were no ‘terf’ cyberwomen righteously zapping transgendered daleks who are mincing about shrieking ‘Exfoliate, exfoliate’.
Common combinations with shrieking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and shrieking 5×
- the shrieking 3×
- shrieking in 2×
- shrieking and 2×