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 ]

v. t. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. [ 1913 Webster ]

On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,
Shrieking his baleful note. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

She shrieked his name
To the dark woods. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shriek owl. (Zool.) (a) The screech owl. (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who utters a shriek. [ 1913 Webster ]