Shrieked

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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           It was the owl that shrieked.            --Shak.
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           At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
           Echoed her grief.                        --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shrieked
       adj : uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror