shriek

Nouns

(n) sharp piercing cry
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
scream, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching,
(n) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
screech, screeching, scream, screaming, shrieking,

Verbs

(v) utter a shrill cry pipe, shrill, pipe up,

Synonyms

scream screaming shrieking screech screeching pipe shrill pipe up

Words of close approximity

shrift shrike shrill shrimp shrine shrink shrive

shrieked shrieking