SHRIEKING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in shrill

having a high musical pitch or range shrieking horns of impatient drivers stuck in a traffic jam

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shrieking

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verb

present participle of shriek

as in screaming

to cry out loudly and emotionally the children shrieked with excitement

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Recent Examples of shrieking

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On the lawn, a mechanical bull bounced shrieking children into the air. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 The addition of the electric guitar, drums and Jack White’s shrieking vocals transformed it into a rock song, while also keeping its signature folksiness. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 The other customers cowered in the corners, while crowds formed at the windows outside, shrieking and recording the scene on their phones. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy. — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026 Raph and Grant keep tasting wasabi Oreos, with Raph shrieking and Grant grimacing. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026 Now, if there was just some way to go back and re-edit a supercut without Kate Capshaw's squealing and shrieking. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 Lyra spent hours running and spinning through the surf, shrieking with joy when the waves caught her. — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt. — Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrieking

Adjective

With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

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At an intersection in Hyde Park that, days earlier, had been the scene of chaos — a young girl on the ground, a car with a teenage boy on the windshield, a mother screaming — Jonathan Hale led his band of rebels.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone who people think is abrasive and is screaming ‘Love me,’ but punching people at the same time.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of screaming

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Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Video shot by OnScene TV on August 9 showed people rushing in and out of the store, some carrying merchandise, as roaring engines and squealing tires are heard in the background.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of squealing

Verb

You were expected, at the very least, to put up a good fight, and the dance could get real ugly real quick—I’ve witnessed aunties and uncles pounding their fists on the table in a yelling war and checks being ripped straight down the middle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
This entire ordeal can be traced back to the infamous BCS formula, which captivated audiences with computer rankings that led to fans essentially yelling at computers at seasons end.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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