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| shriek [ shreek ] |
verb (past and past participle shrieked, present participle shriek·ing, 3rd person present singular shrieks) |
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1. intransitive verb make shrill sound: to make a loud high-pitched piercing sound
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2. transitive verb say something in shrill voice: to utter something in a loud high-pitched piercing voice
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noun (plural shrieks) |
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shrill cry: a loud high-pitched piercing cry or sound
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| [15th century. < N Germanic] |
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 shriek·er noun |
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