shrieking
Plural: shriekings
Noun
- sharp piercing cry
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- gerund of shriek: an act of uttering a loud, sharp, or shrill cry or sound; also, a sound that shrieks.
Verb
- utter a shrill cry
- present participle and gerund of shriek
Adj
- That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.
- sharp, loud, and shrill.
Origin / Etymology
From shriek + -ing.
Scrabble Score: 17
shrieking: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordshrieking: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shrieking: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
shrieking: valid Words With Friends Word