shriek
| 1. |
(verb) utter a shrill cry |
|
Synonyms: pipe, pipe up, screech, shrill |
|
Related Words: call, caterwaul, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell, yowl |
|
| 2. |
(noun) sharp piercing cry |
|
Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shrieking |
|
Related Words: call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell |
|
| 3. |
(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" |
|
Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shreiking |
|
Related Words: noise |
|
|