as in to scream
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the children shrieked with excitement
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Recent Examples of shriek
Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Listen to this article The shrieks of thousands of elementary and middle school students filled the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday morning as kids with homemade signs, pompoms and light-up toys leaped in the stands with enough enthusiasm to match a greeting fit for a pop star.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Luke Chinman, People.com, 25 July 2025
At dark the wind shrieked across the Alsek River at about 50 knots, slamming the heavy rain horizontally.
—Jim Rearden, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
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Verb
Photo : Boreham Motorworks The whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible inside the vehicle.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Listen to this article The shrieks of thousands of elementary and middle school students filled the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday morning as kids with homemade signs, pompoms and light-up toys leaped in the stands with enough enthusiasm to match a greeting fit for a pop star.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Noun
In another series of videos posted between March and May, Cobb can be seen shrieking in various stores but pretending not to know the origins of the screams when approached by employees, garnering millions of views.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 25 July 2025
At dark the wind shrieked across the Alsek River at about 50 knots, slamming the heavy rain horizontally.
—Jim Rearden, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriek
Verb
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Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Broadcast and cable networks like CNN did show some of the footage, but stopped the images and ran only audio, with the sounds of those in the crowd screaming.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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People chatter, kids laugh, seagulls screech and birds chirp.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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After months of gaining a foster dog's trust, one woman squealed with excitement when the canine finally showed her first sign of accepting the love.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 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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Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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As Mamdani was delivering his opening remarks, a man with a shirt that read Cuba and a Cuban flag approached the stage, yelling that Mamdani was a Communist.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a while, the only sound in the room was the squeak of a marker on a whiteboard, as Imamura wrote out several potential plot points.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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One of my only criticisms is how the interior is screwed together: more than a few squeaks and rattles came to light over choppy tarmac and mid-corner bumps and undulations.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With Bono keeping his Cliffs of Dover yelp in check, Zooropa scales down U2's anthemic-apostles side.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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He is heard letting out a yelp and seen crouching down moments before the homeowners get to the door.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Shriek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriek. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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