To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright

• shrill

  1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound:
  2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound:
  3. Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid:

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  1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound:
  2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound:
  3. Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid:

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• shriek

  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
  3. To utter a shriek.

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  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
  3. To utter a shriek.

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• screech

  1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of this cry:
  3. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice.

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  1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of this cry:
  3. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice.

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• screak

  1. To screech; shriek.
  2. To creak.
  3. A screech; a shriek.

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  1. To screech; shriek.
  2. To creak.
  3. A screech; a shriek.

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To proclaim in a blatantly startling way

• shriek

  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
  3. To utter a shriek.

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  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
  3. To utter a shriek.

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• shout

  1. A loud cry.
  2. To say with or utter a shout.

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  1. A loud cry.
  2. To say with or utter a shout.

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• blare

  1. To sound loudly and stridently:
  2. To cause to sound loudly and stridently:
  3. To proclaim loudly and flamboyantly:

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  1. To sound loudly and stridently:
  2. To cause to sound loudly and stridently:
  3. To proclaim loudly and flamboyantly:

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A long, loud, piercing cry or sound

• shriek

  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
  3. To utter a shriek.

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  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
  3. To utter a shriek.

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• screech

  1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of this cry:
  3. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice.

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  1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of this cry:
  3. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice.

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• screak

  1. To screech; shriek.
  2. To creak.
  3. A screech; a shriek.

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  1. To screech; shriek.
  2. To creak.
  3. A screech; a shriek.

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Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd

• riot

  1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
  2. A violent disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled for a common purpose.
  3. An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or passions.

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  1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
  2. A violent disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled for a common purpose.
  3. An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or passions.

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• panic

  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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• howl

  1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
  2. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  3. To laugh heartily.

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  1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
  2. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  3. To laugh heartily.

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• gas

  1. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container.
  2. A substance in the gaseous state.
  3. A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.

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  1. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container.
  2. A substance in the gaseous state.
  3. A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.

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• laugh

  1. To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.
  2. To show or feel amusement or good humor:
  3. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock:

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  1. To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.
  2. To show or feel amusement or good humor:
  3. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock:

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• joke

  1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
  2. A mischievous trick; a prank:
  3. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality:

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  1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
  2. A mischievous trick; a prank:
  3. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality:

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• hoot

  1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
  2. To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.
  3. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries:

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  1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
  2. To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.
  3. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries:

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• absurdity

  1. the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  2. an absurd idea or thing

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  1. the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  2. an absurd idea or thing

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