meaning of shriek2

1. 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.
2.
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
3.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
4.
sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the ">neighbors"


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shriek | shrieked | shrieker | shrieking | shrieval | shrievalty | shrieve |

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