Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shrieked"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Shriek \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.

It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.

At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed
her grief. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

shrieked
adj : uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror


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