noun
scream, screech, howl; see cry 1, 3, yell 1.
verb
scream, screech, squawk; see cry 1, 3, yell.
See shriek in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A long, loud, piercing cry or sound:
To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright:
To proclaim in a blatantly startling way:
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