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[ noun ] sharp piercing cry

Synonyms

scream screaming shrieking screech screeching

Examples

"her screaming attracted the neighbors"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

Miss_Stuart is as intensely vibrant as one could wish , almost an icy shriek threatening to explode at any moment .

Related terms

cry shout squeak

2
[ verb ] utter a shrill cry

Synonyms

screech shrill pipe pipe_up

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Mrs._Shaefer practically shrieked .

Related terms

shout yowl scream shrilling

3
[ noun ] a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

Synonyms

screeching screech scream screaming shrieking shreiking

Examples

"he ducked at the screechings of shells" "he heard the scream of the brakes"

Related terms

noise squawk scream

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Rhymes with

wreak reek creak greek creek streak freak fenugreek

Phonetic and Homophones

SH R IY1 K

Similar Spelling

shirk Sherk shark Sherrick shrike Shores Shires Shirkey Sherise Sherika Sherice Sharkey Sharika Sharice Sharrock Shiraz

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