shriek
shriek definition
shriek (s̸hrēk)
intransitive verb
to make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech
Etymology: ME schriken, var. of scriken, prob. < ON *skrīka, to cry, akin to skrīkja, cry of birds: for IE base see scream
transitive verb
to utter with a shriek
noun
a loud, piercing cry or sound
Related Forms:
- shrieker shriek′er noun
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