shriek
n 1: sharp piercing cry [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shrieking},
{screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shreiking}, {scream},
{screaming}]
v : utter a shrill cry [syn: {shrill}, {screech}, {pipe up}, {pipe}]