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Adjective: shrieked  shreekt
  1. Uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
    "Christy shrieked at the top of her lungs as Luke grabbed her"
Verb: shriek  shreek
  1. Utter a shrill cry
    - shrill, pipe up, pipe

See also: shrieking

Type of: call, cry, holler, hollo [non-standard], scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell

Encyclopedia: Shriek

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