noun. A shrill, often frantic cry.

noun. A sound suggestive of such a cry.

intransitive verb. To utter a shriek.

intransitive verb. To make a sound similar to a shriek.

intransitive verb. To utter with a shriek.

To utter a sharp, shrill cry; cry out more or less convulsively, at a pitch above that of a scream, as in great and sudden fright, in horror, or in extreme pain: used sometimes, by hyperbole, of laughter.

To utter with a shriek or a shrill wild cry.

noun. A sharp, shrill outcry: as, the shriek of a whistle; shrieks of laughter. See shriek, v.

noun. Synonyms Screech etc. See screem.

intransitive verb. To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

transitive verb. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

noun. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

noun. The swift; -- so called from its cry.

noun. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

verb. To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

verb. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

noun. sharp piercing cry

noun. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

verb. utter a shrill cry

"But the shriek from the bed was not that of a man, but a boy."

shrieked  shrieking  

call  cry  noise  outcry  shout  

Cheek  Creek  Dominique  Greek  Martinique  

burst  crash  groan  hiss  howl  

Homeric laughter  bark  battle cry  bawl  bay  

shrieked  shrieking  shrieks