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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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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