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shriek

(/S/r/i/k )

sharp piercing cry(noun.communication)

Synonym:
scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shrieking

source: wordnet30
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.(noun)

source: webster1913

utter a shrill cry(verb.communication)

Synonym:
pipe, pipe up, shrill

source: wordnet30
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)

source: webster1913
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.(verb)

source: webster1913

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