shriek

Although she’s normally impervious to noise—even the most blood-curdling shriek from the many horror films we watch together can’t stir her—the sound of my voice emerging from her collar gave her pause.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

Children shriek with delight from the new playground at the Palisades Recreation Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

But then Frank heard an even louder shriek of fear.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Occasionally Mr. Paul’s violin swoons and shrieks in a manner we associate with the instrument, but he’s just as likely to use it as a starting point for an electronic drone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

It’s one of those Los Angeles gas stations that garners gasps, even shrieks, from Angelenos shocked by the cost per gallon, which is perpetually priced above other pumps across the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

"Celia shrieks strangely," read one, while another said: "They repeat the wail."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

Shouts and shrieks go up as a pitch-black puddle slinks across the floor to the center of the room.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Spectators shrieked when the sun vanished altogether and looked around with their glasses off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"How do you think I feel?... He set me up," he shrieked.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

At the second smaller stage, dancers shrieked as confetti cannons fired simultaneously with a bass drop, glitter falling like shimmering rain.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

As one plane after another shrieked across the cloudless sky, jet-shaped shadows raced across the pavement, alongside cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

“This is horrible,” shrieked the holographic librarian Mrs. Gause, as once again she flickered to frazzled life behind the circulation desk.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

The course record is 39 seconds and change, set by the shrieking McMurtry Spéirling hypercar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

She watched intently perched on a bench at the very front of the room, at times shrieking and nudging her sister as she pointed at the cafe’s new large flat-screen that loomed overhead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

I’ll pause here for general gasping and shrieking, and murmurs of, “Wait, there’s a dividend?”

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

I asked as the train’s shrieking brakes slowed us to a halt.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan