shrieking

Example Sentences

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The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

I’ll pause here for general gasping and shrieking, and murmurs of, “Wait, there’s a dividend?”

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Even when a group of men stare at you—beers clutched in hands, no idea why you’re shrieking in joy over carving the circumference of a tiny pool—you won’t give it a second thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

And there’s screaming and shrieking and people jumping up and down.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

And then Bridget came into the light, shrieking, covering her chest with one arm and holding her nose with her opposite hand.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen