Meaning of shrieking(a) in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    shrieking(a)

    Definitions

    1. loud and sustained

    Examples

    • « shrill and piercing »
    • « hordes of screaming fans »
    • « a screaming jet plane »
    • « a screaming fury of sound »
    • « a screeching parrot »
    • « screeching brakes »
    • « a horde of shrieking fans »
    • « shrieking winds »

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Famous quotes

  • « Everything is blooming most recklessly if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. »
    Rainer Maria Rilke

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