shriek
noun
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
were shrieking
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past progressiveof shriek.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
Last week they were shrieking at a fever pitch.
From Time Magazine Archive
By that time, brothers in the gallery had passed the limits of endurance and were shrieking their own war whoops.
From Time Magazine Archive
The children and most of the women were shrieking.
From Time Magazine Archive
The girls were shrieking and gagging at the smell, and Miss Collins let us off school early.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
