| Noun | 1. | shrieking - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" |
| 2. | shrieking - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" | |
| Adj. | 1. | shrieking - loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds" Synonyms: screaming, screeching |