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shrieking

 

  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]: 
 
  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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