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shriek

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noun

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Recent Examples of shriek
Verb
Ozturk shrieked in fear as the officers — some of whom wore sunglasses — then covered their noses and mouths. Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 As soon as the actress shrieked to indicate that something was amiss, her costar, Justin Theroux, jumped up and stood behind her to begin fixing the garment. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Expect to hear the unmistakable wail of a vintage F1 car echoing across the speedway, the guttural roar of classic V8s ripping through gears, and the shriek of modern hypercars proving their worth on the track. Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 While studying a rare species whose mating call appears to be the frightening shrieks the team has been hearing in the woods, the pair hired Kodiak (McHale) as their guide. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shriek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriek
Verb
  • Downstairs on the fairy-tale terrace, over an exorbitant Scottish cheese board, her mother and husband and sister were all screaming at one another.
    Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.
    Alexandra Koch , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.
    Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When Ronaldo Jr went to warm up with his fellow subs behind the goal, the local kids all sprinted off in that direction and yelled and squealed ‘Cristiano’ or ‘Junior’ in the lad’s direction.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • These include pulsing, buzzing, squealing, clicking, chirping, roaring, humming, whistling, hissing and rushing.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Related Stories Man Attacked by Shark at Popular Seaside Jetty Woman Killed in Florida Alligator Attack That Husband Tried to Fight Off After attempting to yell at the coyote to scare it off, the coyote continued to bite him.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • About 30 minutes later, Combs arrived, yelling and banging on the door with a hammer, Morgan testified.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • As the birds practiced, their initial random squeaks gradually turned into melodies that closely matched their parents’ songs.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the flight, excited reactions and yelps could be heard from the crew over the live stream's audio feed.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025

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