as in to scream
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the children shrieked with excitement
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Recent Examples of shriek
Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The unfiltered electric soundtrack of the Evija goes from a piercing whine to an ear-splitting shriek.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
In one scene, a wrestling match/foreplay ends with Ray lifting a shrieking Colin into the air with his feet.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Each shimmy of his hips drew shrieks from female fans.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The unfiltered electric soundtrack of the Evija goes from a piercing whine to an ear-splitting shriek.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
In one scene, a wrestling match/foreplay ends with Ray lifting a shrieking Colin into the air with his feet.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriek
Verb
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There are up to 20,000 rabid people raining down their emotions from all angles, a dozen sticks clattering, two dozen skates carving, all those burly bodies bumping into each other and banging into the boards, plus an endless stream of screaming and grunting and cursing.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The professional chef, who had never smelled her own feet before, screamed as Barrymore picked up her foot and gave it a sniff.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So rang the delighted screech of a young Manchester United fan outside the Progress with Unity Stadium, an hour before United’s Women’s Champions League debut against Valarenga on Wednesday night.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Once upon a time the screech of the dial-up sound signaled our entry into a new realm in the form of the Internet.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Ochi speak, not with words, but sounds—melodic shrills that reverberate in the air and can be interpreted on an emotional level.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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What's more, this door alarm features three sensitivity levels and emits a loud shrill that will instantly scare an intruder away.—
Stephanie Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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So, when peace activist Abbie Hoffman crashed the stage and started yelling into guitarist Pete Townshend's microphone, Townshend was having none of it.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This isn’t like missing a 2-foot putt, or getting posterized, or letting a groundball squeak through your legs or blowing a tire on the ice.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Amazon October Prime Day deal: Get 14% off these dog squeak toys This squeaky toy set for dogs include five chew toys: a fox, lion, tiger, squirrel, and raccoon.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Simba, a goldendoodle, and Rafiki, a labradoodle — yelp and bark.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the spice levels rise, sweat starts to bead, faces flush, and answers descend into incoherent yelps.—
Diana Hubbell,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shriek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriek. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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