Shriek

v. i.	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. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking.] It was the owl that shrieked. - Shak. At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. - Dryden.
v. t.	1.	To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieking his baleful note. - Spenser. She shrieked his name To the dark woods. - Moore.
n.	1.	A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. - Dryden. Shriek owl a - (Zool.) The screech owl b - The swift; - so called from its cry.

Noun	1.	shriek - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" Synonyms: scream, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching
	2.	shriek - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" Synonyms: screech, screeching, shrieking, scream, screaming
Verb	1.	shriek - utter a shrill cry Synonyms: pipe, shrill, pipe up

shriek - exclamation mark

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