Shrieking

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  • verb. Present participle of shriek.
  • noun. A sound that shrieks.
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  • noun. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  • noun. sharp piercing cry
    • Word Usage
    "Anybody else hear that awful shrew Palin shrieking at the wingnut convention today."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    call  cry  noise  outcry  shout  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    creaking  critiquing  eking  freaking  leaking  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acute  argute  blinding  creaky  crude  
    verb-stem
    shriek  
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