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shriek

/ʃɹiːk/

noun

Meaning

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

  • An exclamation mark.

verb

Meaning

  • 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.

  • To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.