shriek
noun
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
will shriek
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future tenseof shriek.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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If you stop playing the bagpipe before all the air is out, it will shriek.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2017
There are little stylistic differences — one guy will shriek and jump out of his chair; another will just sit there open-mouthed — but everyone basically has the same responses at the same moments.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2011
“Badly,” said Hizdahr, “though perhaps they will surprise us. More like they will shriek and run about and try to climb out of the pit. That is what makes this a folly.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The system will shriek when something outside starts to come through a door or a window.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
Rose Red will shriek over the letter and that particularly rigid pincushion.
From Clover by Susan Coolidge
