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
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 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
Douglas exclaimed after shrieking for a moment.
—Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Less than 10 minutes later, that same fan is running down the street with others, shrieking and holding up their photos and signed papers in triumph.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
What is a better visual metaphor for being a woman in America than the sight of Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) tearing through the streets of Widow’s Bay, shrieking for help and finding none, while an out-of-shape freak stalks her and somehow manages to catch up to her?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 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
Douglas exclaimed after shrieking for a moment.
—Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Less than 10 minutes later, that same fan is running down the street with others, shrieking and holding up their photos and signed papers in triumph.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And watching the videos of the people jumping out of their chairs, screaming, cheering was so cool.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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An exasperated Tomás enters the thicket himself to retrieve, among other items, Liam’s boot, and doesn’t emerge until the next day—not screaming, but fundamentally changed.—
Nora Biette-Timmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Automatic weapons blasting, tires squealing, the whole bit.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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There were no odd noises or squealing bearings to indicate the fan was having trouble.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
Verb
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People throwing cigarette butts against the house, yelling obscenities, playing derogatory music.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Luck was on our side that day, no one was out yelling at us for being such crappy golfers.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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“Shrieking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrieking. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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