shrieked
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shriek
(shrēk)n.
1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.
v. shrieked, shriek·ing, shrieks
v.intr.
1. To utter a shriek.
2. To make a sound similar to a shriek.
v.tr.
To utter with a shriek.
[Middle English skriken, shriken, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja.]
shriek′er n.
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Adj. | 1. | shrieked - uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror |
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