Sekirov Dictionary

shriek

/ʃɹiːk/

noun2

  1. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
    • Shrieks, clamours, murmurs, fill the frighted town. — 1697
  2. (UK, slang) An exclamation mark.

verb2

  1. 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.
  2. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
forms

shrieked · shriekt · shrieking · shrieketh · shrieks · shriekest

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