Meanings
nounshriekling (plural shrieklings)
plural shrieklings
- derogatoryslangA noisy child.
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.
1998 December 1, BrassWoman [username], “Concert at the Church (rant)”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)
Origin
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APA
shriekling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shriekling
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“shriekling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shriekling. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shriekling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shriekling.
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