shriek (
http://definr.com/shriek)
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[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,
shrieking,
scream,
screaming]
v : utter a shrill cry [syn:
shrill,
screech,
pipe up,
pipe]