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Meaning of shriek

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shriek
      n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
           [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking},
           {screech}, {screeching}]
      2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
         the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
         brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking},
         {scream}, {screaming}]
      v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe up},
           {pipe}]


Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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