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SHRIEKING
scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
(noun) sharp piercing cry; âher screaming attracted the neighborsâ
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; âhe ducked at the screechings of shellsâ; âhe heard the scream of the brakesâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
shrieking
present participle of shriek
Noun
shrieking (plural shriekings)
A sound that shrieks.
the shriekings of the tossing wind
Source: Wiktionary
SHRIEK
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
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