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is shrieking

  • present progressive of shriek (3rd person singular).

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Yet the lizard brain making you gawk is shrieking.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

When he faced a putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, I thought, “Every part of the normal human subconscious is shrieking at this guy: ‘Miss!

From Washington Post Jun. 19, 2020

Somewhere, in a cold dark room, my publisher is shrieking, reading that sentence.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2018

Not everybody is shrieking with mirth this Christmas/Hanukkah.

From Slate Dec. 10, 2014

What are human shrieks now?—the tornado is shrieking!

From Chita: a Memory of Last Island by Hearn, Lafcadio