[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

         it was the owl that shrieked.            --shak.
   1913 webster

         at this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
         echoed her grief.                        --dryden.
   1913 webster
see also:
shrieked shrieking screech screak 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shrieking
     adj : loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of
           screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming
           fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching
           brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"
           syn: screaminga, screechinga, shriekinga
     n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
          syn: scream, screaming, shriek, 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, scream,
         screaming
see also:
screaminga screechinga shriekinga scream screaming shriek 
screech screeching 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 moby thesaurus words for "shrieking":
   acute, argute, blinding, creaky, crude, ear-piercing, flaring,
   flashy, flaunting, garish, gaudy, glaring, howling, keen, keening,
   loud, lurid, overbright, penetrating, piercing, piping, raw, reedy,
   screaky, screaming, screeching, screechy, sharp, shrieky, shrill,
   squeaking, squeaky, thin, ululant, wailing, whining, whistling

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