Difference between Shrieking and Screaming

What is the difference between Shrieking and Screaming?

Shrieking as a verb is 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. while Screaming as a verb is to cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

Shrieking

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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.

Screaming

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear

Example sentence: Heaven to me is percussion and bass, a screaming guitar and a burbling Hammond B-3 organ. It's a soup I love being immersed in.

We hope you now know whether to use Shrieking or Screaming in your sentence.

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