were shrieking
- past progressive of shriek.
Example Sentences
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Theatergoers, myself included, were shrieking with laughter when M3GAN starts crooning Guetta and Sia’s “Titanium” to her BFF Cady.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
The children and most of the women were shrieking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Italian women were shrieking, "We want our men!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Before young Mr. Brownlee could say oleomargarine, the dairymen of the Hawkeye State were shrieking that his 35-page pamphlet had jeopardized the nation's entire food program, and had wrought "untold injury" to Iowa's $100,000,000-a-year industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
All the boys except Piggy started to giggle; presently they were shrieking with laughter.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
