jeritanBahasa Indonesia

cry, yell, call, cheering, howl

Less common #11,686 of the corpus · 5.1 per million words · 21,643 occurrences

From jerit (…-an) · rare, #41,017

Noun

A long loud emotional utterance

English: howl, howling, ululation

Bahasa: teriakan, mengaum, pekikan

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Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

English: cheering, shouting

Bahasa: teriakan, pekikan

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3 more noun senses

A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

English: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming

Bahasa: teriakan, jerit, pekikan, tempikan

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A high-pitched howl

English: squeal

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A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

English: cry, yell

Bahasa: pekik, pekikan

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Word family of jerit

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