| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A long, loud, piercing cry or sound: screak, screech, shriek. See SOUNDS. 2. Informal. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd: absurdity. Informal : hoot, joke, laugh. Slang : gas, howl, panic, riot. Idioms: a laugh a minute. See LAUGHTER. | | VERB: | 1. To proclaim in a blatantly startling way: blare, shout, shriek. See SHOW. 2. To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright: screak, screech, shriek, shrill. See SOUNDS.
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