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shriek n. [
scream, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching] sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
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shriek v. [
shrill, pipe up, pipe] utter a shrill cry
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shriek n. [
screech, screeching, shrieking, scream, screaming] a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
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