AB Writers out there:
How do you portray the sound of a shriek in writing, besides the usual "Aaahhhh!"?
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ANSWERS: 9
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GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!
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*shrieks loudly*
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YAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG!
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"Arrrrgh!!!" or try *Eeeeeeeeek!!!* or "Oh Shiiiiiiiiit!!!!"
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EEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkk
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EEEk! ARGHHH! She responded shrilly... with an ear piercing shriek.....with an agonized cry....sounding as though her soul was being ripped from her body....etc.
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Eek! *Gasp*
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He/she made the high-pitch scream of a baboon being tossed into a vat of hot oil.
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I wouldn't. I'd just say they shrieked. The reader's imagination can add the sound in for you.
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