scream shrilly
Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words
to cry out in a loud, high-pitched, and piercing way
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Examples (10)
- The child began to scream shrilly when he saw the spider.
- She let out a shrilly scream of surprise.
- The alarm continued to scream shrilly throughout the night.
- As the monster appeared, the audience screamed shrilly.
- The bird's call was a shrilly scream that echoed through the forest.
- He heard a shrilly scream from the next room.
- The wind seemed to scream shrilly around the corners of the house.
- When the news broke, people began to scream shrilly with a mixture of fear and anger.
- The whistle of the train was a shrilly scream.
- She couldn't help but scream shrilly when she stubbed her toe.