'Shrieked' definitions:
Definition of 'shrieked'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
Definition of 'Shrieked'
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]