hear a shriek
Frequency: 7.211.5 per million words
To perceive a shriek with your ears.
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Examples (10)
- I suddenly heard a shriek from the next room.
- As the car swerved, onlookers heard a terrified shriek.
- The sound of the falling rock was accompanied by a shriek we heard clearly.
- In the dead of night, the campers heard an unidentifiable shriek.
- She claimed she heard a shriek of surprise when the ghost appeared.
- The detective meticulously analyzed every sound, trying to isolate the shriek they heard.
- If you hear a shriek, it's usually a sign of distress.
- The sudden silence was broken only by the shriek that everyone heard.
- He swore he heard a shriek of pure terror before the lights went out.
- The recording played back the chilling shriek that the witnesses heard.