Shriek

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SHRIEKED (shreekt); p. pr. & vb. n. SHRIEKING.] [See SCREAK and SCREECH.] 1. To utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. It was the owl that shrieked. Shak. At this she shrieked aloud. Dryden. 2. To mourn with sharp, shrill cries. Spenser.

v. t. To utter sharply and shrilly. On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieked his baleful note. Spenser. She shrieked his name To the dark woods. T. Moore.

n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, such as is produced by sudden terror or extreme anguish. Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, filled the affrighted town. Dryden.