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shriek(1)(dictionary)
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shriek 1, verb(dictionary)
shriek 2, noun(dictionary)

shriek(2) (iou)



shriek verb. L15.
[Parallel to SCREAK verb. Cf. SHRIKE verb, SKRIKE verb, SQUEAK verb.]
verb intrans. Emit a shriek or shrieks. L15.
shriek with laughter laugh uncontrollably.
Shakespeare Venus & Adonis The owl, night's herald, shrieks.V. Woolf A giant voice had shrieked..in its agony. G. Greene A police siren came shrieking through the dark.
verb trans. Utter or express with a shriek or shrieks; cause to emit a shriek. L16.
shriek out say in high-pitched piercing tones.
Punch 'My God!' shrieked the broker. 'Charles has..done it!'
verb trans. Bring into a specified condition by shrieking. M17.
National Observer (US) Liberals shrieked themselves hoarse with..horror.
verb trans. & intrans. fig. Provide a clear or emphatic indication of or of a particular condition, attribute, etc. E20.
E. Ambler That hat..shrieks English to high Heaven.
Comb.: shriek-owl (now rare) the barn owl.
shrieker noun a person who shrieks, esp. habitually E18.
shrieking verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: E17.
shrieking ppl adjective (a) that shrieks; (b) fig. emphatic, glaring; esp. (of a colour) excessively bright, lurid: L16.