shrieked

verb

past tense of shriek
as in screamed
to cry out loudly and emotionally the children shrieked with excitement

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Recent Examples of shrieked Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026 As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Pulido told the crowd, before scratching his signature onto the brim and handing it to Jimena, who pumped it in the air and shrieked with joy. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 The angry purists shrieked their response, rattling their Converse sneakers in their fists, to remind everyone that trades and free agents aren’t part of college basketball. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 With few exceptions, all the other students had shrieked in fear and had, from then on, called her gross-out or bug-girl. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo! — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrieked
  1. screamed
  2. squealed
  3. yelled
Verb
  • Peralta pumped a fist and screamed joyfully walking off the mound in the sixth after fanning Petey Halpin swinging at a 3-2 changeup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Back in California, Dodgers fans screamed at their television sets.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of screamed
Verb
  • Her patient, Maya, who is afraid of doctors and hospitals, squealed with excitement.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As soon as Sheeran took the stage, fans inside the stadium squealed and shouted with excitement.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of squealed
Verb
  • The customer became irate and yelled at the 16-year-old employee behind the counter, shop owner David Forgit said.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators say Mascara yelled at Rose and threw rocks in his direction, hitting Rose's Jeep.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of yelled

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“Shrieked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrieked. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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