1. Sharp piercing cry
   "her shrieking attracted the neighbours";
   - scream, screaming, shriek, screech, screeching
    
2. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
   "The shrieking of car brakes pierced the quiet night";
   - screech, screeching, shriek, scream, screaming

1. Utter a shrill cry
   "The child shrieked with delight";
   - shrill, pipe up, pipe

Derived forms: shriekings

Type of: call, cry, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], noise, outcry, scream, shout, shout out, squall, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Shrieking