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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 1.6 [wn]:
shrieking
adj : loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of
screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming
fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching
brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"
[syn: {screaming(a)}, {screeching(a)}, {shrieking(a)}]
n : sharp piercing cry [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {screech},
{screeching}]
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