as in shrieks
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head
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Verb
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Left to die, breathless and alone, Invisigal chokes while Robert screams from the other end of the comms.—
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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That stretch screams points, and the wise move might be to start planning your route to Salah.—
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Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.—
Noun
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As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.—
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The duo jumped and screamed in celebration, with their dogs joining the fun with a few barks and squeals.—
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Peppermint is a classic option, but the world of chocolate barks is so much broader than just that one flavor.—
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The year's first full moon is best known as the wolf moon since the howls of wolves were more likely to be heard during winter, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
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United Methodist leadership with the bishop’s office preached to students, who welcomed the leaders with excited howls.—
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
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Wrestlers are rewarded for greater effort, more force and louder grunts.—
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The people want to see Varang’s fierce roars!—
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White then nailed a step back 3, drawing more roars, and Jones hit a reverse layup.—
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“Yelps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelps. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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