SHRIEK

scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching

(noun) sharp piercing cry; “her screaming attracted the neighbors”

screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming

(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; “he ducked at the screechings of shells”; “he heard the scream of the brakes”

shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe

(verb) utter a shrill cry

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

shriek (plural shrieks)

A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

(UK, slang) An exclamation mark.

Verb

shriek (third-person singular simple present shrieks, present participle shrieking, simple past and past participle (obsolete) shright or shrieked)

(intransitive) 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.

(transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

Anagrams

• Ihrkes, hikers, shrike

Source: Wiktionary

Shriek, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking.] Etym: [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.]

Definition: 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. It was the owl that shrieked. Shak. At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. Dryden.

Shriek, v. t.

Definition: To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieking his baleful note. Spenser. She shrieked his name To the dark woods. Moore.

Shriek, n.

Definition: A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryden. Shriek owl. (Zoöl.) (a) The screech owl. (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition