Meanings of unearthly shrieks in English

The youngsters were shooting in and out through the group, sending up unearthly shrieks.

Again and again, several times, those unearthly shrieks broke the silence of the night.

As they got near, they gave vent to the most unearthly shrieks and cries, intending, undoubtedly, to terrify us.

Yells of fury, shouts, curses, clubbed rifles, battered skulls, unearthly shrieks, smoke and blood-whocan imagine or describe such a scene!

Obed had scarcely finished his account, when from every part of the whole surrounding wood resounded the most terrific war-whoops and unearthly shrieks and cries.

Unearthly shrieks burst in the sky like spikes of lightning.