a piercing cry

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• cry — I n. 1) to give, raise (formal), utter a cry 2) an anguished, plaintive; heart rending; loud, lusty; piercing; rallying cry 3) a battle, war cry 4) a cry for (a cry for help) 5) (misc.) afar cry from ( very far from ) II v. 1) to cry loudly 2)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• cry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 shout/loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ great, loud ▪ faint, little, low, small, soft, weak ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• piercing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Piercing is used after these nouns: ↑body, ↑ear, ↑tongue {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Piercing is used with these nouns: ↑cry, ↑eye, ↑gaze, ↑look, ↑pain, ↑scream, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• scream — /skreem/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry. 2. to emit a shrill, piercing sound: The sirens and whistles screamed. 3. to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably: The comedian had the audience screaming. 4. to shout or speak shrilly, esp …   Universalium

• shriek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. scream, screech, shrill, squeal. See cry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scream, screech, howl; see cry 1 , 3 , yell 1 . v. Syn. scream, screech, squawk; see cry 1 , 3 , yell . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• scream — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. shriek, screech, shrill, yell, cry. See loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. screech, outcry, shriek; see cry 1 , yell 1 . v. Syn. shriek, screech, squeal; see cry 3 , yell . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• scream — [skrēm] vi. [ME screamen, akin to Fl schreemen, to scream, Ger schrei, a cry < IE * skerei < echoic base * (s)ker > SHRIEK, RAVEN1, RING1] 1. a) to utter a shrill, loud, piercing cry in fright, pain, etc …   English World dictionary

• shrill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sharp, piercing, strident, high pitched, piping, penetrating, poignant. See loudness, cry. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. high pitched, piercing, penetrating, sharp, strident, screeching, thin, piping …   English dictionary for students

• scream — [[t]skrim[/t]] v. i. 1) to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry 2) to emit a shrill, piercing sound 3) to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably 4) to shout or speak shrilly 5) to be conspicuous or startling 6) to utter with or as if with a scream or… …   From formal English to slang

• scream — /skrim / (say skreem) verb (i) 1. to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry. 2. to emit a shrill, piercing sound, as a whistle, etc. 3. to laugh immoderately. 4. to make something known by violent, startling words. 5. to be startlingly conspicuous,… …  

• shriek — [shrēk] vi. [ME schriken, var. of scriken, prob. < ON * skrīka, to cry, akin to skrīkja, cry of birds: for IE base see SCREAM] to make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech… …   English World dictionary