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
Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
As Linda literally fights with the rodent in the car (with her shrieking daughter in the backseat), it gets flung out the window and becomes roadkill.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
And while the film’s metaphor seems to indicate that Jesse’s burgeoning sexuality is something to fear, the ridiculousness of the dialogue and Patton’s shrieking performance make this a perverse camp classic.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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
Cut to a young girl shrieking, her face covered in blood.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kids shrieking terrible things at him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Screaming and shrieking, the drama between the bridesmaids is thick.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
As Linda literally fights with the rodent in the car (with her shrieking daughter in the backseat), it gets flung out the window and becomes roadkill.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
And while the film’s metaphor seems to indicate that Jesse’s burgeoning sexuality is something to fear, the ridiculousness of the dialogue and Patton’s shrieking performance make this a perverse camp classic.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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
Cut to a young girl shrieking, her face covered in blood.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kids shrieking terrible things at him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrieking
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Video captured officers screaming at him to drop the knife, followed by several gunshots from police.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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His new visions are shattered by an explosion of light and color as, beneath his fist, the green light blazes, the kyber crystal of the Jedi screaming in corruption and cowardice, in fear and loathing—the lies of the Jedi revealed at last.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Stiller mentions a trip to see a bullfight in Spain, and sure enough we’re treated to footage of young Stiller yelling at a toreador from the stands.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos thought Greenlaw’s actions in running after referee Brad Allen and pointing at yelling at him after Wil Lutz’s 39-yard walk-off field goal should have resulted in a fine rather than a suspension.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Shrieking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrieking. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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