Synonyms of the word

shriek

• n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain,…
• n. (Britain) (slang) An exclamation mark.
• v. To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright,…
• v. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

call

• n. A telephone conversation.
• n. A short visit, usually for social purposes.
• n. (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
• n. A cry or shout.
• n. A decision or judgement.
• n. The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
• n. A beckoning or summoning.
• n. The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
• n. (finance) An option to buy stock at a specified price during or at a specified time.
• n. (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
• n. (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.).
• n. A work shift which requires one to be available when requested (see on call).
• n. (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
• n. A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
• n. (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
• n. A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
• n. (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
• n. A pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry.
• n. An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
• n. (archaic) Vocation; employment; calling.
• n. (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description…
• v. (heading) To use one's voice.
• v. (heading, intransitive) To visit.
• v. (heading) To name, identify or describe.
• v. (heading, sports) Direct or indirect use of the voice.
• v. (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
• v. (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
• v. (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
• v. (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to…

cry

• v. (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.
• v. (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
• v. (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
• v. (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
• v. To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found,…
• v. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
• n. A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
• n. A shout or scream.
• n. Words shouted or screamed.
• n. (collectively) A group of hounds.
• n. (obsolete, derogatory) A pack or company of people.
• n. (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
• n. A desperate or urgent request.
• n. (obsolete) Common report; gossip.

holler

• n. A yell, shout.
• n. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
• v. (intransitive) To yell or shout.
• v. (transitive) To call out one or more words.
• v. To complain, gripe.
• n. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).
• adj. (dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.

hollo

• interj. Hey, hello.
• n. A cry of "hollo".
• v. To cry "hollo".

noise

• n. Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
• n. Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
• n. (technology) Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio).
• n. (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within…
• n. Rumour or complaint.
• n. (obsolete) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
• n. (music) A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
• v. (intransitive) To make a noise; to sound.
• v. (transitive) To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.

outcry

• n. a loud cry or uproar.
• n. a strong protest.
• v. (intransitive) To cry out.
• v. (transitive) To cry louder than.

pipe

• n. Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
• n. Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.
• n. Meanings relating to a container.
• n. Meanings relating to something resembling a tube.
• n. Meanings relating to a smoking implement.
• n. Meanings relating to computing.
• v. (intransitive) To play music on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
• v. (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
• v. (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
• v. (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
• v. (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
• v. (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
• v. (transitive) To decorate with piping.
• v. (transitive) To dab away moisture from.
• v. (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another…
• v. (transitive, nautical) To signal or order by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
• v. (transitive, slang, dated) To see.

scream

• n. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror, fear, excitement et cetera. Can be the…
• n. (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough,…
• n. (informal) Used as an intensifier.
• n. (printers' slang) exclamation mark.
• v. To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or…
• v. To move quickly; to race.

screaming

• v. present participle of scream.
• adj. Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
• adj. Obvious; distinct.
• adj. (LGBT, slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.

screech

• n. A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
• n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
• n. (Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
• n. A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
• v. To make such a sound.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) to travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released.

screeching

• v. present participle of screech.
• n. The act of producing a screech.

shout

• n. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing…
• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot;…
• n. (Britain, Australia, jargon, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
• n. (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV programme. (also shout…
• v. (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention,…
• v. (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out.
• v. (colloquial) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
• v. (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.

shrieking

• v. present participle of shriek.
• n. A sound that shrieks.

shrill

• adj. High-pitched and piercing.
• adj. Sharp or keen to the senses.
• adj. Having a shrill voice.
• v. To make a shrill noise.
• n. A shrill sound.

squall

• n. (meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
• n. (often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
• v. To cry or wail loudly.

vociferation

• n. The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

yell

• v. (intransitive) shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
• v. (transitive) to convey by shouting.
• n. A shout.
• n. A phrase to be shouted.
• adj. (Ulster) dry (of cow).