English Dictionary: shriek | by the DICT Development Group |
6 results for shriek | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrieked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrieking}.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See {Screech}, and cf. {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. --Shak. At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shriek \Shriek\, v. t. 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. --Spenser. She shrieked his name To the dark woods. --Moore. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shriek \Shriek\, n. 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. --Dryden. {Shriek owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The screech owl. (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
shriek n. See {excl}. Occasional CMU usage, also in common use among APL fans and mathematicians, especially category theorists. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
shriek {exclamation mark} |