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shriek

shriek [ shreek ]


verb  (past and past participle shrieked, present participle shriek·ing, 3rd person present singular shrieks)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb make shrill sound: to make a loud high-pitched piercing sound

2. transitive verb say something in shrill voice: to utter something in a loud high-pitched piercing voice



noun  (plural shrieks)
Definition:
 
shrill cry: a loud high-pitched piercing cry or sound

[15th century. < N Germanic]

shriek·er noun
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