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shrieking
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shrieking has 2 senses
- shrieking(n = noun.communication) scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" is a kind of call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
- shrieking(n = noun.event) scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" is a kind of noise
Derived form verb shriek1
THESAURUS
shrieking
acute, argute, blinding, creaky, crude, ear-piercing, flaring, flashy, flaunting, garish, gaudy, glaring, howling, keen, keening, loud, lurid, overbright, penetrating, piercing, piping, raw, reedy, screaky, screaming, screeching, screechy, sharp, shrieky, shrill, squeaking, squeaky, thin, ululant, wailing, whining, whistling
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