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   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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   Shriek , v. t. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
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   On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,
   Shrieking his baleful note.
   Spenser.
   
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   She shrieked his name
   To the dark woods.
   Moore.
   
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   Shriek, n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
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   Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.
   Dryden.
   
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   Shriek owl. (Zool.) (a) The screech owl. (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.
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