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Collocations for shriek - noun

ADJECTIVE

loud
little
She gave a little shriek of delight.
blood-curdling, ear-piercing, high-pitched, piercing, shrill

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VERB + shriek

emit, give, let out
stifle
hear

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PREPOSITION

with a shriek
She fell to the floor with a shriek of pain.
shriek of
Shrieks of laughter came from the bedroom.

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PHRASES

a shriek of delight, a shriek of laughter, a shriek of pain, a shriek of rage

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Collocations for shriek - verb

ADVERB

aloud, loudly
out
happily, hysterically
almost, nearly, practically
He almost shrieked when he saw her.

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VERB + shriek

hear sb

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PREPOSITION

at
Stop shrieking at me!
in
She shrieked in terror.
with
The audience shrieked with laughter.

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PHRASES

shriek at the top of your lungs (AmE)

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Shriek is used with these nouns as the subject:
seagull

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