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shriek
noun as in high-pitched scream
Example Sentences
Jaramillo danced with such energy that his pants ripped while he and the others scooted across the stage on their behinds, drawing delighted shrieks from the hometown crowd.
As one plane after another shrieked across the cloudless sky, jet-shaped shadows raced across the pavement, alongside cars.
On the walk to the memorial, an angry driver seemingly got into an argument with an attendee, and drove through the path of the crowd, eliciting shrieks from the crowd.
About an hour before tip‑off, Clark entered the arena to a wave of shrieks.
It was a mini-Disneyland inside the Sparks’ building on Kids Day, the entire bowl pulsing with shrieks, slaps and sugar highs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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