'Shriek' definitions:
Definition of 'shriek'
(from WordNet)
noun
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching]
noun
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming]
verb
Definition of 'Shriek'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shriek'
From: GCIDE
- Shriek \Shriek\, v. t. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. [1913 Webster]
- On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieking his baleful note. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- She shrieked his name To the dark woods. --Moore. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shriek'
From: GCIDE
- Shriek \Shriek\, n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Shriek owl. (Zool.) (a) The screech owl. (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry. [1913 Webster]