shrieked

nounhigh-pitched scream

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noun high-pitched scream

More words related to shrieked

howl

verb. make a mournful cry

laugh

noun. audible expression of amusement

squeal

noun. loud and high-pitched yell

whoop

verb. shout hurrah

yell

verb. communicate loudly

Word Origin & History

16c. variant of scrycke (c.1200), from Old Norse skrækja "to screech" (see screech), probably of imitative origin. Related: Shrieked; shrieking. The noun is attested from 1580s, from the verb.

Example Sentences for shrieked

It was in vain that he shrieked aloud, "I am the man that exposed the Jew!"

She shrieked, she laughed, she danced, she flew with him round and round.

“There is a ghost, it's coming,” shrieked the little fellow.

Antoinette de Mauban shrieked, but I rose to my feet, laughing aloud.

He shook his fist at them and shrieked imprecations at the sky.

But even if she had shrieked it is doubtful if any one in the dining room could have heard her.

He laughed frantically, and shrieked and crowed at every address and every hymn.

It shrieked and howled about the eaves and the old house squeaked and groaned.

She could have shrieked with impatience and anxiety, but she held herself, and waited.

The man who had been thrown overboard had shrieked for help as he fell.