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shriek

noun as in high-pitched scream

verb as in scream shrilly

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The latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors has taken place, and all we're talking about is which celebrity can shriek the best.

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Even when a group of men stare at you—beers clutched in hands, no idea why you’re shrieking in joy over carving the circumference of a tiny pool—you won’t give it a second thought.

At Mount SAC, for instance, classrooms have high-tech mannequins that can be programmed to blink, shriek and simulate a variety of medical conditions, including heart attacks, bleeding, respiratory failure — even giving birth.

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Jaramillo danced with such energy that his pants ripped while he and the others scooted across the stage on their behinds, drawing delighted shrieks from the hometown crowd.

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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