Shriek (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.] 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.
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It was the owl that shrieked. Shak.
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At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. Dryden.
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Shriek, n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
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Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryden.
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Shriek owl. (Zoöl.) (a) The screech owl. (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.
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