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Shriek
ʃriːk
Shriek definitions
verb
shriek
shrieked
shrieking
shrieks
- utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement
"the audience shrieked with laughter"
scream screech squeal squawk roar howl bellow bawl shout yell cry cry out call call out call at the top of one's voice clamour bay cheer yawp yelp squall caterwaul whoop wail- (of something inanimate) make a high-pitched screeching sound
"the wheels shrieked as the car sped away"
- be very obvious or strikingly discordant
"the answer shrieked at her all too clearly"