shriek

shriek
1. noun
[Auf]schrei, der

give a shriek — [auf]schreien

give a shriek of horror/fear — etc. einen Schrei des Entsetzens/der Angst usw. ausstoßen

2. intransitive verb
[auf]schreien

shriek with horror/fear — etc. vor Entsetzen/Angst usw. [auf]schreien

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[ʃri:k] 1. verb
(to give out, or say with, a high scream or laugh: She shrieked whenever she saw a spider; shrieking with laughter.) kreischen
2. noun
(such a scream or laugh: She gave a shriek as she felt someone grab her arm; shrieks of laughter.) das Gekreisch
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shriek
[ʃri:k]
I. n [schriller, kurzer] Schrei; seagull Kreischen nt kein pl
\shriek of delight Freudenschrei m
II. vi kreischen
to \shriek with laughter vor Lachen brüllen
to \shriek in pain vor Schmerzen schreien
III. vt
▪ to \shriek sth etw schreien
to \shriek abuse at sb jdn lauthals beschimpfen
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[ʃriːk]
1. n
(schriller) Schrei; (of whistle) schriller Ton; (of brakes, hinges) Quietschen nt no pl

a shriek of pain/horror — ein Schmerzens-/Schreckensschrei m

shrieks of laughter — kreischendes Lachen

to give a shriek — einen schrillen Schrei ausstoßen

2. vt
kreischen, schreien
3. vi
aufschreien

to shriek at sb —

to shriek with pain/horror — vor Schmerz/Entsetzen schreien

to shriek with laughter — vor Lachen quietschen

to shriek out — aufschreien, einen Schrei ausstoßen

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shriek [ʃriːk]
A s
1. schriller oder spitzer Schrei
2. Gekreisch(e) n, Kreischen n (auch von Bremsen etc):
shrieks pl of laughter kreischendes Gelächter
3. schriller Ton oder Pfiff
B v/i
1. schreien, schrille Schreie ausstoßen
2. (gellend) aufschreien (with vor dat):
shriek with pain;
shriek (with laughter) kreischen (vor Lachen)
3. schrill klingen, kreischen (Bremsen etc)
C v/t auch shriek out etwas kreischen oder gellend schreien
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1. noun
[Auf]schrei, der

give a shriek — [auf]schreien

give a shriek of horror/fear — etc. einen Schrei des Entsetzens/der Angst usw. ausstoßen

2. intransitive verb
[auf]schreien

shriek with horror/fear — etc. vor Entsetzen/Angst usw. [auf]schreien

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n.
Schrei -e m. v.
kreischen v.

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