shriek

As a group of men force their way past us, a sudden shriek of noise and gust of air stops Joshua in his tracks.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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

Because pain itself is generated in the brain, not the body’s tissues, it can be wildly out of proportion to any physical damage, an amplifier that transforms a whisper into a distorted shriek.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025

People crowded around me, trying to pat the baby who had caused all this excitement—although he was no beauty, with puckered face and mouth opened wide to emit shriek after shriek.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

In early July, terrifying shrieks were heard across Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

There were shrieks of relief and whoops of disbelief, tears and fireworks and renditions of “Empire State of Mind” and “New York, New York.”

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 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

I force myself to walk calmly, head forward, like I have nothing to hide, even though every muscle in my body shrieks at me to run, to turn back.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

I normally think about what could go wrong, and I’ve cried out that we’re heading toward a dystopia more times than Chicken Little shrieked about the sky falling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Bob Baker Marionettes knew their audience very well — the crowd shrieked along to the chorus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 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

Outside, the crickets shrieked with rhythmic, piercing monotony.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

But you wouldn’t want to make this determination based on the shrieking of the self-interested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Yet the lizard brain making you gawk is shrieking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

Two are shrieking and standing on wooden produce boxes.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins