INTRANSITIVEscread verb c m uscréach verb c m ubéic verb c m uthe seagulls were shriekingbhí na faoileáin ag screadach, bhí na faoileáin ag scréachachthey were shrieking with delightbhí siad ag scairteadh le lúcháir, bhí siad i mbarr a nglóire le ríméad
TRANSITIVEscread verb c m ubéic verb c m uscréach verb c m uthey were shrieking abuse at usbhí siad ag sciolladh nimhe neanta orainn'Get lost!' she shrieked.'Imigh leat!' arsa sise de scread.; 'Gread leat!' arsa sise de bhéic.
2 verb engine, wind, etc INTRANSITIVEscréachach a dhéanamhsianaíl a dhéanamhthe door is shriekingtá an doras ag scréachach, tá an doras ag díoscánthe wind was shriekingbhí an ghaoth ag sianaíl, bhí an ghaoth ag geonaílthe aeroplane shrieked overheadbhí an t-eitleán ag réabadh trasna na spéire
3 nounscread fem3 c m ubéic fem2 c m uscréach fem2 c m uagonising shrieksscreadach chráiteshrieks of laughter could be heardbhí rachtaíl gháire le cloisteáilhe gave a shriek of anguishlig sé scread léanmhar as
