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