Shriek: alternatives and connections

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Sound of any kind.

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A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

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To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.

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To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

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To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

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To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

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To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Like a screech; shrill and harsh.

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Like a screech; shrill and harsh.

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A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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of Scream

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To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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of Screech

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of Shriek

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Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

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