shrieking

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noun

1. sharp piercing cry (Freq. 1)
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
• Syn:
scream, screaming, shriek, screech, screeching
• Derivationally related forms:
screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech), shriek, shriek (for: shriek), scream (for: screaming), scream (for: scream)
• Hypernyms:
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
• Syn:
screech, screeching, shriek, scream, screaming
• Derivationally related forms:
scream (for: screaming), scream (for: scream), shriek (for: shriek), screech (for: screeching), screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech)
• Hypernyms:
noise