Shriek

/ʃɹiːk/

Synonyms for "shriek" (237 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Noun(10 words)

scream screech ah bleats braying cackles cackling call caterwauling caterwauls

Verb(2 words)

barkbattle crybawl baybe in stitchesbeep bell bellowbelly laughblare blast blat blowblow the hornblubber boff boffola boom braybreak up

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breathe bugleburst into laughterburst of laughterburst outburst out laughingburst with laughterbust a gutbuzz cachinnate cachinnation cackle call caterwaul chant cheer

Strong matches (71)

chirp chortle chuckle clarion convulsion coo creak crow crycry outdrawl exclaim fanfarefit of laughterflourish of trumpetsflute galegales of laughtergasp giggle

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go into convulsionsgroan growl grunt guffawha haha-ha hail halloohearty laughhee-haw hee-hee hilarity hissho hoho-ho holler hollohomeric laughterhonk hoot horselaugh howl hurrah keen laughlaugh it uplaugh outrightlaughing laughter liltmake an outcrymoan mumble murmur mutternearly die laughingoutburst of laughterpant peal

Noun(10 words)

crycry outeekfeedback noisegosh howlers howling oh outcries outcry

Verb(1 words)

heehawed

Related words (118)

peal of laughterpiperallying cryrisibility roarroar of laughterroar with laughterrumble screak scream screechshake like jellyshake with laughtershall shoutshout of laughtershrill sibilate sigh sing

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skirl skreigh snap snarl snicker snigger snort sob sough soundsound a tattoosound tapssplitsplit with laughtersquall squawk squeak squeal tantara tantarara taps tarantara tattootee heetee-hee thunder tirade titter toot tootle trumpettrumpet blasttrumpet calltwang tweedle ululate ululation wailwar crywar whoopwarble whine whisper whistle whoop wind wrawl yammer yap yawl yawp yell yelp yo-ho yowl yuck yuk-yuk

Verb(13 words)

pipepipe upscreamed screeched shrilled shrills squalled squawked squealed ululated ululating wailed yelped

Noun(28 words)

screamer screaming screams screeches screeching shrieking shrilling skreak squalling squalls squaw squawking squawks squaws squeak squeal squealing squeals uproar wail

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wails wow yellyell in warningyelping yelps yikes yowling

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5 relation types

More general

24 entries

call crycry aloudemit signalemit soundexclamation holler hollo interjectionmake noisenoise outcry scream shout

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More specific

18 entries

agonized shriekalarm callalarm exclamationalarm shriekastonishment exclamationbloodcurdling shriekfear exclamationfeedback squealhigh pitch shriekpiercing shriekprotest shriekscream screech squealsurprise exclamationwarning shout

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Collocations

14 entries

agonized shriekaudible shriekbloodcurdling shriekhigh pitched shriekloud shriekpiercing shriekshriek in painshriek loudlyshriek of fearshriek of painshriek of protestshriek with fearshriek with laughtershrieking sound

Inflections

3 entries

shrieked shrieking shrieks

Derivations

4 entries

shrieked shriekiness shrieking shrieks

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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When I lifted a potted plant in my garden, there were swarms of little insects crawling underneath, and I instinctively let out a shriek.

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"Murder!", screamed the poor woman in a loud shriek.

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The woman let out such a loud shriek that the house shook.

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Don't shriek in my ear like that!

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