shriek
noun
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
shrieky
-
a word derived from
shriek.
Example Sentences
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As these hearings play out, keep your ears peeled for moments when Cheney may quote depositions in which McCarthy is described as “a baby,” “a shrieky little scaredy-pants,” and “a poopyhead.”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2022
Bamford’s extreme physical performance—her willingness to be ugly, shrieky, and needy—reminded me of Lisa Kudrow’s spectacular turn on “The Comeback,” Lena Dunham on “Girls,” or even Eden Sher’s spazzy-heroic Sue Heck on “The Middle.”
From The New Yorker ● May 25, 2016
YouTube’s biggest star these days is an often shrieky Swedish video gamer known as PewDiePie who makes $4.7 million a year just from YouTube ads, according to OpenSlate.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2015
I’ve long felt that there’s a bright future for silence, especially in these shrieky, screechy times.
From Forbes ● Oct. 29, 2014
In the midst of the ladies’ shrieky laughter and the men’s guffaws and haws, Dr. Slaughter hurried in.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
