shrill+cry
101Screeching — Screech Screech (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.… …
102Skirl — Skirl, n. A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …
103Skirling — Skirl ing, n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. Mrs. J. H. Ewing. [1913 Webster] …
104Yelper — Yelp er, n. An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically: (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The avocet; so called from its sharp, shrill cry. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] …
105night terror — noun Date: 1896 a sudden awakening in dazed terror that occurs in children during slow wave sleep, is often preceded by a sudden shrill cry uttered in sleep, and is not remembered when the child awakes usually used in plural …
106emit — /i mit /, v.t., emitted, emitting. 1. to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge. 2. to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent. 3. to utter or voice, as opinions. 4. to issue, as …
107lapwing — /lap wing /, n. 1. a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry. 2. any of several similar, related plovers. [bef. 1050; ME, var. (by assoc. with WING) of… …
108squeak — squeakingly, adv. /skweek/, n. 1. a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high pitched sound. 2. Informal. opportunity; chance: their last squeak to correct the manuscript. 3. an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified… …
109squeal — squealer, n. /skweel/, n. 1. a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise. 2. Slang. a. an instance of informing against someone. b. a protest or complaint; beef. v.i. 3. to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound. 4.… …
110Necromancy — • A special mode of divination by the summoning of the dead Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Necromancy Necromancy † …
