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
Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Kids shrieking terrible things at him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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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
But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 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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His children can be heard screaming and crying in the video.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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In video shared by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum this week, Einav Zangauker, the mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, stands outside Netanyahu’s house with other hostage families, yelling in anguish.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sam is seen yelling at someone else who’s not there — most likely a hallucination of his late brother Luke (Patrick Schwarzenegger).—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Shrieking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrieking. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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