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shrieked |
2 definitions found 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]: shrieked adj : uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
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