shrieked

shriek  (shrk)

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.

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[Middle English skriken, shriken, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja.]

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shrieker n.

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Adj.

1.

shrieked - uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror