Definition for Shrieking:

• Crying out with a shrill voice.

Synonyms for Shrieking:

• adj.

  •crying (adjective)
  • moaning,
  • clamoring,
  • Whooping,
  • howling,
  • crying,
  • calling,
  • bawling,
  • cheering,
  • hollering,
  • shouting,
  • yelling,
  • exclaiming,
  • groaning,
  • sobbing,
  • growling.
  •screaming (adjective)
  • sharp,
  • piercing,
  • shrill.

• n.

  •scream (noun)
  • scream.
  •screech (noun)
  • screech.
  •screeching (noun)
  • screeching.
  •shriek (noun)
  • shriek.

• v.

  •crying (verb)
  • screaming.
  •screaming (verb)
  • squeaking,
  • creaking.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • call,
  • cry,
  • noise,
  • outcry,
  • shout,
  • vociferation,
  • weeping,
  • yell.

Paraphrases for Shrieking:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    screaming.

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    shouting, yelling, crying.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Proclaiming, squealing, cree, Squawking.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    howling.

Antonyms for Shrieking:

• adj.

  • screaming
    low.
  • Other antonyms:
    gruff, husky, hoarse, rough, bass, throaty, smoky, grave, deep.

Shrieking Sentence Examples:

• Those on the dead line united with Swift in shrieking " Come back!"

• It almost seemed to Ctesippus as though the streets and market - places still echoed with the shrieking of that unjust sentence.

Homophones for Shrieking:

• serious music, sarraceniaceae, sugar sumac, searching, surging, seriousness, seriocomic, shirking, scorching, screeching, scarceness, shrewishness.