shriek
/ʃriːk/verb
उच्चारण श्रीक
चीखना, किलकारी मारना
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[I, T] ~ (with sth) | ~ sth | + speech
to give a loud, high shout, for example because you are excited, frightened or in pain
चीखना, किलकारी मारना
- The children shrieked with laughter.
- 'A ghost!' she shrieked.
- The girls shrieked when the lights went out.
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- He shrieked in pain as the hot oil splashed him.
- Children shrieked with delight on the swings.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
shriek + with + emotion
Use with before the feeling that causes the cry, such as fear, delight or laughter.
चीख़ का कारण बनने वाली भावना, जैसे डर, खुशी या हँसी, से पहले 'with' आता है।
- The girls shrieked with laughter at the joke.
- He shrieked with pain when the door closed on his hand.
shriek + at sb / sth
Use at when the cry is aimed at a person or thing, usually in anger or alarm.
जब चीख़ किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु की ओर हो, प्रायः गुस्से या घबराहट में, तब 'at' आता है।
- The teacher shrieked at the boys to stop fighting.
shriek + direct speech
As a transitive verb it introduces words shouted in a very high voice.
Transitive verb के रूप में यह बहुत ऊँची आवाज़ में कहे गए शब्दों को प्रस्तुत करती है।
- 'A snake!' she shrieked, jumping onto the chair.
a shriek of + noun
As a countable noun, a shriek is often followed by of plus delight, terror or laughter.
Countable noun के रूप में 'shriek' के बाद प्रायः delight, terror या laughter के साथ 'of' आता है।
- There was a shriek of delight as the swing went higher.
shriek for sounds of machines
A shriek can also describe a sharp mechanical sound such as a whistle or siren.
सीटी या सायरन जैसी तीखी यांत्रिक आवाज़ के लिए भी 'shriek' प्रयुक्त हो सकता है।
- The factory siren shrieked at noon.
+Collocations 4
shriek + with
with laughterwith delightwith fearwith painwith excitement
- The little girl shrieked with delight on the merry-go-round.
adjective + shriek
piercinghigh-pitchedterrifiedsuddenjoyful
- A sudden shriek came from the kitchen.
verb + a shriek
let outgivehearstiflebreak into
- She stifled a shriek when the lights went out.
shriek + subject
childrencrowdsirenwhistlebird
- The crowd shrieked when the last ball hit the stumps.
“More examples 5
- The children shrieked with joy as they ran into the sea at Puri.
पुरी में समुद्र की ओर दौड़ते हुए बच्चे खुशी से चिल्ला उठे।
- Radhika let out a shriek when a lizard dropped from the ceiling.
छत से छिपकली गिरते ही राधिका के मुँह से चीख़ निकल गई।
- The audience shrieked as the magician vanished from the box.
जादूगर के डिब्बे से गायब होते ही दर्शक चीख़ पड़े।
- A shriek of brakes was followed by silence.
ब्रेक की तीखी आवाज़ के बाद सन्नाटा छा गया।
- The kettle shrieked, and my mother rushed to switch off the gas.
केतली की सीटी बजी और मेरी माँ गैस बंद करने दौड़ीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She shrieked of fear when she saw the snake.
✓ She shrieked with fear when she saw the snake.
The cause of an emotion-driven cry takes with, not of.
भावना से निकली चीख़ के कारण के लिए 'with' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The sweater shrieked after one wash.
✓ The sweater shrank after one wash.
Shriek is a sound; becoming smaller is shrink, shrank, shrunk.
'Shriek' आवाज़ है; छोटा हो जाना 'shrink, shrank, shrunk' है।
✗ The singer has a shriek voice.
✓ The singer has a shrill voice.
A high, sharp voice is shrill; shriek is a noun or verb, not an adjective.
ऊँची और तीखी आवाज़ 'shrill' कहलाती है; 'shriek' noun या verb है, adjective नहीं।
AaSpelling
Shriek, with -ie- (i before e; not 'shreik'); likewise field, piece, believe, thief.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: shriek, -ie- के साथ (e से पहले i; 'shreik' गलत है); इसी तरह field, piece, believe, thief।
?Which word?
Keep apart shriek (a sharp high cry) and shrink (become smaller).
Shriek (तीखी ऊँची चीख) और shrink (सिकुड़ना) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Shriek with laughter, shriek with delight, shriek in terror.
Collocations: shriek with laughter (हँसी से चीख उठना), shriek with delight (खुशी से चिल्ला उठना), shriek in terror (डर से चीख पड़ना)।