Meaning of Shriek | Babel Free
ʃɹiːkDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Shrieks, clamours, murmurs, fill the frighted town.”
“Sabor, the lioness, was a wise hunter. To one less wise the wild alarm of her fierce cry as she sprang would have seemed a foolish thing, for could she not more surely have fallen upon her victims had she but quietly leaped without that loud shriek?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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