Thesaurus / shriek
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Shrieks of wintering birds assault the vessel’s five crew members, all clad in bright orange flotation suits.
ELECTRICAL BACTERIA MAY HELP CLEAN OIL SPILLS AND CURB METHANE EMISSIONSNIKK OGASAJULY 29, 2022SCIENCE NEWSParticularly striking was a harsh sound that changed pitch quickly and unpredictably—qualities also heard in the alarm shrieks, fear screams, and panic calls of mammals and birds.
THESE HONEYBEES HAVE A SURPRISINGLY FIERCE BATTLE CRYKATE BAGGALEYNOVEMBER 10, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEAfter a recent day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, I can assure them that a piece of fabric does not muffle shrieks.
THEME PARKS AIM TO KEEP VISITORS SAFE — AND SCREAMINGANDREA SACHSMAY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe night of the downpour we slept under a hardware-store tarp in a patch of skunkweed near the river, and I stayed awake listening to the wind in case it ramped up to that high shriek that means treetops are going to start snapping.
SEBASTIAN JUNGER ON WALKING AMERICA’S RAILROADSSEBASTIAN JUNGERMAY 19, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEAs she peered into the face of Dr. Ashton, her own was scarlet and yellow, and her voice rose to a shriek.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODHe was hurrying towards the corner of the palace grounds when a shriek from Winifred set his teeth on edge.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYNow under the ivy-laden branches of a tall old tree an owl startles them with its shriek.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANUThen a moan, then a howl and a shriek arose which reached from group to group, from house to house, from square to forest.
A LOST HEROELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD AND HERBERT D. WARDAbove the uproar of the reeling earth the shriek of the train sounded in his deafened ears.
A LOST HEROELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD AND HERBERT D. WARDBut before he reached it there was the shriek of a whistle, a violent shock, and he was hurled heavily into the opposite seat.
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