as in to scream
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the children shrieked with excitement
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Recent Examples of shriek
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
In Microsoft of old, everyone had a story about Bill Gates shrieking at the top of his lungs over their stupidity.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Make no mistake, there were piercingly loud moments in the film, as Krasinski rattled nerves with the sudden shrieks and skitters of his extraterrestrial attractions.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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Verb
Advertisement There are paintings, dolls and ceramic figures, each with its own expression — smiling, laughing, smirking, weeping or silently shrieking.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
In Microsoft of old, everyone had a story about Bill Gates shrieking at the top of his lungs over their stupidity.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
The people on the terrace all rush in to celebrate while a guy in his 40s shrieks with excitement.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Make no mistake, there were piercingly loud moments in the film, as Krasinski rattled nerves with the sudden shrieks and skitters of his extraterrestrial attractions.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriek
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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But seeing my son squeal over those ribbons of orange tickets streaming out was delightful.Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
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Case in point: their squealing delight at dying as if they’ve been let into the sickest after-hours club in history.Graham Techler, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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What's more, this door alarm features three sensitivity levels and emits a loud shrill that will instantly scare an intruder away.Stephanie Gray, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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The cheering was so loud that even ear plugs wouldn’t have masked the shrill.Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
Verb
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The men yelled and waved a flashlight, but the other vessel didn’t respond or change course.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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One mother told me that, by the end of every self-tape, her child has yelled at her at least once.Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sneaker squeaks were part of the in-arena chorus of sounds as were the thumps of bodies hitting the floor.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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And on Thursday night, Ken Carter was one of about two dozen people inside a basketball gym, where the only signs a game was taking place were the squeaks of sneakers and four buzzers to signal the end of each quarter.Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Don’t be that guy who runs the same series of seven yelps all morning long.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
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And the merry-go-round of yelps and vocal chops at its core gleam like Christmas morning.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Shriek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriek. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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