as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
shrieking horns of impatient drivers stuck in a traffic jam
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as in screaming
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the children shrieked with excitement
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Recent Examples of shrieking
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.
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James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Now, if there was just some way to go back and re-edit a supercut without Kate Capshaw's squealing and shrieking.
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Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Lyra spent hours running and spinning through the surf, shrieking with joy when the waves caught her.
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Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt.
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Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
While peacocks have roamed the streets of Los Angeles County for more than a century, officials in 2021 moved to ban people from feeding them after reports of the birds shrieking in the night and damaging property.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Then a fleet of America’s Cup AC50 catamarans — 50-foot carbon-fiber flying behemoths — came shrieking past Calico Jack’s at speeds approaching 50 knots.
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Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Nearby, children rode floaties atop the clear blue water, shrieking with delight as their parents lounged beneath umbrellas.
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Ada Calhoun,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
Verb
Raph and Grant keep tasting wasabi Oreos, with Raph shrieking and Grant grimacing.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.
—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Now, if there was just some way to go back and re-edit a supercut without Kate Capshaw's squealing and shrieking.
—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Lyra spent hours running and spinning through the surf, shrieking with joy when the waves caught her.
—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt.
—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
While peacocks have roamed the streets of Los Angeles County for more than a century, officials in 2021 moved to ban people from feeding them after reports of the birds shrieking in the night and damaging property.
—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Then a fleet of America’s Cup AC50 catamarans — 50-foot carbon-fiber flying behemoths — came shrieking past Calico Jack’s at speeds approaching 50 knots.
—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Nearby, children rode floaties atop the clear blue water, shrieking with delight as their parents lounged beneath umbrellas.
—
Ada Calhoun,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrieking
Adjective
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
Verb
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An open 911 line allowed dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.
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But doing grand openings and screaming out loud doesn't resonate with the brand.
Verb
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Automatic weapons blasting, tires squealing, the whole bit.
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There were no odd noises or squealing bearings to indicate the fan was having trouble.
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One of the suspects directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old man while yelling slurs, police said.
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Conrad then began yelling and screaming at Rob, calling him terrible names.
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“Shrieking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrieking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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