shrieking
noun
1. sharp piercing cry
Similar word(s): scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek
Definition categories: communication, call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Similar word(s): scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek
Definition categories: event, noise
Sentences with shrieking as a noun:
- The shriekings of the tossing wind. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
verb
1. present participle of shriek