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Definition shriek

Etymology

From obsolete shrick (1567), shreke, variants of earier screak, skricke (bef. 1500), from Middle English scrycke, from a Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skrika, Icelandic skríkja), from Proto-Germanic *skr?kijan?, *skrik- (compare English screech). More at screech.

Noun

shriek (plural shrieks)

1. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
2. (Britain, slang) An exclamation mark.

Verb

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

1. (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.
2. (transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

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