noun
- loud, high-pitched screams or cries
verb
- to make loud, high-pitched screams or cries
Examples
- The children’s shrieks of laughter filled the playground.
- She heard terrifying shrieks coming from the haunted house.
- The baby shrieks whenever he’s hungry.
- The owl shrieks in the darkness of the forest.
- Her shrieks of joy could be heard from blocks away.
- The wind shrieks through the old windows during storms.
- The crowd’s shrieks grew louder as the roller coaster climbed higher.