Shriek
Shriek , intransitive verb
[Old English shriken, originallythe same word as English screech. See Screech, and compare Screak.]
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.
Shriek , transitive verb
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.
Shriek , noun
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.
Collocations (1)
Shriek owl (Zoology) , (a) The screech owl (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.