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Search phrase: shriek

Plays

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Henry VH5 III.iii.35Defile the locks of your shrill-shrieking daughters;Desire the Locks of your shrill-shriking Daughters:
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.44The owl shrieked at thy birth, an evil sign;The Owle shriek'd at thy birth, an euill signe,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.28Hooting and shrieking. When these prodigiesHowting, and shreeking. When these Prodigies
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.24And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets.And Ghosts did shrieke and squeale about the streets.
MacbethMac II.ii.3It was the owl that shrieked, the fatal bellmanit was the Owle that shriek'd, / The fatall Bell-man,
MacbethMac IV.iii.168Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rent the airWhere sighes, and groanes, and shrieks that rent the ayre
MacbethMac V.v.11To hear a night-shriek, and my fell of hairTo heare a Night-shrieke, and my Fell of haire
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.277and shrieked at it, that it passed. But women, indeed,and shrekt at it, that it past: But women indeede,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.71the Duchess and the ladies that they would shriek; andthe Dutchesse and the Ladies, that they would shrike, and
PericlesPer Chorus.III.51The lady shrieks and, well-a-near,The Lady shreekes, and wel-a-neare,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.183For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.For night-Owls shrike, where moũting Larks should sing.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.54Dabbled in blood, and he shrieked out aloud,Dabbel'd in blood, and he shriek'd out alowd
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.47And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,And shrikes like Mandrakes torne out of the earth,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.190What should it be, that is so shrieked abroad?What should it be that they so shrike abroad?
The TempestTem V.i.233Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains,Of roring, shreeking, howling, gingling chaines,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.98.2What noise? What shriek is this?What noyse? what shreeke is this?
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.35Thy wife Paulina more.’ And so, with shrieks,Thy Wife Paulina more: and so, with shriekes
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.65You chose her; then I'd shriek, that even your earsYou chose her: then Il'd shrieke, that euen your eares

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.20 As often shrieking undistinguished woe, As often shriking vndistinguisht wo,
The Phoenix and TurtlePhoen.5 But thou shrieking harbinger, But thou shriking harbinger,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.307 Night-wandering weasels shriek to see him there; Night-wandring weezels shreek to see him there,
Venus and AdonisVen.531 The owl, night's herald, shrieks 'tis very late; The owle (nights herald) shreeks, tis verie late,

Glossary

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mandrakevariety of poisonous plant [thought to emit a lethal shriek when pulled from the ground]
shrike[Q variant] alternative spelling of 'shriek'

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Themes and Topics

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Plants...r human body supposedly emits a lethal shriek on being pulled up also supposed aphr...
Regrets...ell-a-near per chorus iii 51 the lady shrieks and well-a-near / does fall in trava...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
NIGHTNOISEnight-shriek n
SHRIEKBASICshriek n, shriek n, shrieking adj, shrieking n, INTENSITY, shrill-shreaking adj
SHRIEKTIMEnight-shriek n

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