have been shrieking
- present perfect progressive of shriek.
Example Sentences
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The heroes would have been the rescuers--Special Forces soldiers dangling from helicopters, Jack Bauer speedboating down the Hudson--and the passengers would have been shrieking, panicking, useless.
From Time Magazine Archive
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