shriek

A shrill, often frantic cry.

A sound suggestive of such a cry.

To utter a shriek.

To make a sound similar to a shriek.

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.

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

Synonyms Screech etc. See screem.

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.