SHRILLED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

shrilled

verb

past tense of shrill

as in shrieked

to cry out loudly and emotionally the mud-splattered bystanders were shrilling with outrage at the inconsiderate motorist

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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026
As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of shrieked

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The teen screamed and sat up, CPW said, and the bear then ran to the foot of her bed.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of screamed

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The report said officers yelled for Hardy to stop and that the man rode through barricades and into the district.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
In the real video of Rowe attempting to interview Sarkisian, the coach yelled a few Texas cheers before rushing away from the veteran sideline reporter to join his team’s celebration.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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