- Loud, shrill sound - Piercing cry - Piercing cry heard when her ski broke - Scream - Utter a shrill cry - To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some
birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or
anguish. - To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a
shriek or shrieks.