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shrieking
(encz) | shrieking,ječení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Shrieking
(gcide) | 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.
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It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
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At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
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shrieking
(wn) | shrieking
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] |
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Shrieking
(gcide) | 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.
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It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
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At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
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