# shrieking

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #34,683

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of shriek

## Etymology
From shriek + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **striking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrieking-vs-striking)
- **shrinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrieking-vs-shrinking)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hsrieking`, `shhrieking`, `shireking`, `shreiking`, `shrieikng`, `shriekign`, `shriekingg`, `shriekinng`, `shriekking`, `shrieknig`, `shrikeing`, `shrrieking`, `srhieking`, `sshrieking`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shrieking