'Shrieking' definitions:
Definition of 'shrieking'
(from WordNet)
noun
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching]
noun
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming]
Definition of 'Shrieking'
From: GCIDE
- Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.] To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. [1913 Webster]
- It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shrieking'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- argute,
- blinding,
- creaky,
- crude,
- ear-piercing,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glaring,
- howling,
- keen,
- keening,
- loud,
- lurid,
- overbright,
- penetrating,
- piercing,
- piping,
- raw,
- reedy,
- screaky,
- screaming,
- screeching,
- screechy,
- sharp,
- shrieky,
- shrill,
- squeaking,
- squeaky,
- thin,
- ululant,
- wailing,
- whining,
- whistling