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Shriek   /ʃrik/   Listen
noun
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. "Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town."
Shriek owl. (Zool.)
(a)
The screech owl.
(b)
The swift; so called from its cry.


verb
Shriek  v. t.  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." "She shrieked his name To the dark woods."


Shriek  v. i.  (past & past part. shrieked; pres. part. shrieking)  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. "It was the owl that shrieked." "At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief."





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"Shriek" Quotes from Famous Books



... words rose to a shriek, as David tried to persuade her to go into the stable, and let him make her a bed in the straw. He stood looking at her in despair. They had always supposed they would be locked out; but surely the sleepers inside must ...
— The History of David Grieve • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... risen to a shriek as he uttered the last words. Jasper stared at him in amazement. What did he mean by such strange utterances? Surely the man was out of ...
— Under Sealed Orders • H. A. Cody
... to drag the hysterical creature from Mrs. Harold, but she might as well have tried to drag away a wild animal. Minervy continued to shriek and howl, while Mammy, scandalized beyond expression, scolded and stormed, and Jerome ...
— Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home • Gabrielle E. Jackson
... the north. Overhead a few stars glittered against the black, and the angry wind had the most mournful wail I have ever heard. How the weird undertones came like the cries of a tortured child, and the loud gusts with the shriek of demons! ...
— Lords of the North • A. C. Laut
... officer was thrown from his horse; and a universal agitation among a group of ladies evinced that they were in a panic. Soon the name of the general, Count de Bourmont, was heard pronounced; and a faint shriek, followed by a half swoon from one of the fair dames, announced her deep ...
— The Idler in France • Marguerite Gardiner


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