Shrill vs. Shriek

Shrilladjective

High-pitched and piercing.

Shrilladjective

Having a shrill voice.

Shrilladjective

Sharp or keen to the senses.

Shrilladjective

Especially of a complaint or demand: fierce, loud, strident.

Shrillverb

To make a shrill noise.

Shrillnoun

A shrill sound.

Shrilladjective

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; - said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

Shrillnoun

A shrill sound.

Shrillverb

To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.

Shrillverb

To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.

Shrillverb

utter a shrill cry

Shrilladjective

high-pitched and sharp;

Shrilladjective

(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing

Shrilladjective

(especially of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful

Shrillverb

make a shrill noise

Shrillverb

speak or cry with a shrill voice

Shrillnoun

a shrill sound or cry

Shrieknoun

A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

Shrieknoun

An exclamation mark.

Shriekverb

(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

Shriekverb

(transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

Shriekverb

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

Shriekverb

To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

Shrieknoun

A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

Shrieknoun

sharp piercing cry;

Shrieknoun

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry;

Shriekverb

utter a shrill cry

Shriekverb

utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement

Shriekverb

(of something inanimate) make a high-pitched screeching sound

Shriekverb

be very obvious or strikingly discordant

Shrieknoun

a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream

Shrieknoun

an exclamation mark.