shriek
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
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Also, this episode has the amazing ending exchange between Bruce and Terry where Bruce tells Terry that the voices Shriek used to try and drive him crazy called him Bruce but he calls himself Batman in his head. One o…
I find it mildly amusing when leftists who shriek about 'Big Oil' drive gas powered cars. The 2014 Kia Soul seems to be a popular choice. Glad to see things are turning around in the US though.
You can unleash a piercing, eldritch shriek of complete & utter desolation, as a little treat
A little spring dusk shriek, lovely stuff
Real nice! Reminds me of some Batman Beyond villains like the Golem Episode, Inque, Shriek, ect. All yours after the initial concept of powerset. A fine villain through your lens, bud! ✨️
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A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
“Real nice! Reminds me of some Batman Beyond villains like the Golem Episode, Inque, Shriek, ect. All yours after the initial concept of powerset. A fine villain through your lens, bud! ✨️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The scabby urban pigeons I’m thinking of, not the plump country ones. The ones eating bus stop kebab at 7 in the morning. What terrible things would they shriek?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, slang) An exclamation mark.
“Also, this episode has the amazing ending exchange between Bruce and Terry where Bruce tells Terry that the voices Shriek used to try and drive him crazy called him Bruce but he calls himself Batman in his head. One of the best ever character moments for Old Batman.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I find it mildly amusing when leftists who shriek about 'Big Oil' drive gas powered cars. The 2014 Kia Soul seems to be a popular choice. Glad to see things are turning around in the US though.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You can unleash a piercing, eldritch shriek of complete & utter desolation, as a little treat”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A little spring dusk shriek, lovely stuff”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive) 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.
"[O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain[.]"
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