shriek
noun
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
Example Sentences
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“So excited for my cortado! I wonder how it will taste!” he shrieked at his screen as he spun around the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"How do you think I feel?... He set me up," he shrieked.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
At the second smaller stage, dancers shrieked as confetti cannons fired simultaneously with a bass drop, glitter falling like shimmering rain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
As one plane after another shrieked across the cloudless sky, jet-shaped shadows raced across the pavement, alongside cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
I shrieked, struggling to get up, but he dumped the snow over Twig and me before we could squirm away.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
