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1 Shrieking -- rank: 1000

Shrieking definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SHRIE'KING, ppr. Crying out ... cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human ... heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shriek Shriek, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See Screech ...

2 Shriek -- rank: 680

... cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human ... heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek ... indication of. 2 tr. a utter (sounds or words) by shrieking (shrieked his name). b indicate clearly or blatantly. --n. a ... v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See Screech ... or shrieks. On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieking his baleful note. --Spenser. She shrieked his name To the ... so called from its cry. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (shrieks, shrieking, shrieked) 1. When someone shrieks, they make a short, ...

3 Screaming -- rank: 526

... cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human ... heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1848 1. so ... s 1913 Dictionary Screaming Scream"ing, a. 1. Uttering screams; shrieking. 2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream ... priceless, quaint, quizzical, raw, rich, ridiculous, risible, sensational, shameless, shouting, shrieking, spectacular, tawdry, vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, vulgar, whimsical, witty, yammering, yapping ...

4 Screeching -- rank: 358

... heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] 2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1953 abrupt, sudden ...

5 Screech -- rank: 358

... heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] 2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise ...

6 Scream -- rank: 358

... cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human ... heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] 3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn ...

7 Lurid -- rank: 226

... seal, seal-brown, sensational, sensationalistic, sententious, sepia, shameless, shocking, showy, shrieking, sickly, sinister, smoking-room, smutty, snuff-colored, sonorous, sorrel, spectacular ...

8 Loud -- rank: 226

... ribald, ringing, ringingly, roaring, rough, rude, screaming, sensational, shameless, showy, shrieking, snazzy, sonorous, spectacular, splashy, stentoraphonic, stentorian, stentorious, stertorous, strident, tasteless ...

9 Keen -- rank: 226

... set, severe, sharp, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, sharpened, shrewd, shriek, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing the blues, skirl, skreigh ...

10 Howling -- rank: 226

... rousing, rumble, running mad, scratching, screaky, screeching, screechy, sharp, shredding, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowing, squeaking, squeaky, squeals, static, storming ...

11 Horrible -- rank: 226

... to feel great shock, fear, and disgust. Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth. = terrible ADJ • horribly A two ...

12 Mindless -- rank: 226

... lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being; "the shrieking of the mindless wind" 2: requiring little mental effort; "mindless ...

13 Flaunting -- rank: 226

... sensational, sensationalistic, sententious, shaking, sham, shameless, show, showing-off, showy, shrieking, snazzy, sonorous, spectacle, spectacular, splash, splashy, splurge, splurgy, sporty, staginess ...

14 Flashy -- rank: 226

... pretentious, rakish, raw, rhetorical, screaming, sensational, sensationalistic, sententious, shallow, showy, shrieking, skin-deep, slick, snazzy, sonorous, sparkling, splashy, splurgy, sporty, stilted ...

15 Flaring -- rank: 226

... outstretched, overbright, patulous, raw, reeking, scintillant, scintillating, screaming, sensational, shameless, shrieking, smoking, smoldering, sparking, spectacular, splay, splayed, splaying, spraddled, spraddling, sprangled ...