| NOUN | communication | shriek, scream, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching | sharp piercing cry |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | shriek, screech, screeching, shrieking, scream, screaming | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | |
| VERB | communication | shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe | utter a shrill cry |
| Sounds | shriy'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | sharp piercing cry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scream, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching | |
| Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
| Spanish | alarido, aullido, aullidos, chillido, grito agudo, grito | |
| Catalan | esgarip, xiscle | |
| Verbs | shriek | utter a shrill cry |
| Meaning | A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | screech, screeching, shrieking, scream, screaming | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | chirrido | |
| Catalan | grinyol, xerric | |
| Verbs | shriek | utter a shrill cry |
| Meaning | Utter a shrill cry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | The birds shriek in the woods; The woods shriek with many kinds of birds | |
| Synonyms | shrill, pipe up, pipe | |
| Narrower | yowl, caterwaul | Utter shrieks, as of cats |
| Broader | shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall | Utter a sudden loud cry |
| Spanish | chillar, gritar | |
| Catalan | cridar, esgaripar, xisclar | |
| Participle | shrieked | uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror |
| Nouns | shriek, shrieking | sharp piercing cry |
| shriek | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | |
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