shriek
noun
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
have shrieked
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present perfectof shriek.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Another woman would have shrieked at him, cursed him, damned him down to seven hells.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
I could have shrieked had my voice not been shut in my breast.
From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey
She could have shrieked with impatience and anxiety, but she held herself, and waited.
From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Anton Otto Fischer
She could have shrieked out as he came near.
From The Peace of Roaring River by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
