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How to spell shriek
Shriek is spelled S-H-R-I-E-K.
What it means: A loud, sharp cry or scream.
In a sentence: The ghost let out a loud shriek on Halloween night.
The part people get wrong
Watch for the order of ie.
Same family: shrieks, shrieked, shrieking, scream, screech. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: “Shriek” comes from Middle English and is related to an Old Norse word meaning ‘to screech or cry out.’ It has been used for hundreds of years to describe both human cries and harsh, high-pitched sounds like metal on metal.
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