shriekling
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Meaning · English
A noisy child.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Mommee stayed through all but the last three minutes of the first half of the concert and waited until the little shriekling was at maximum caterwaul before taking it out of the room.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shriekling” mean?
A noisy child.
Is “shriekling” formal or informal?
shriekling is generally derogatory, slang.