Shriek /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrieking

1. 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.

   It was the owl that shrieked.

   At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief.

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

   On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieking his baleful note.

   She shrieked his name To the dark woods.

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

   Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.