Associations to the word «Shrieking»

Wiktionary

SHRIEK, noun. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
SHRIEK, noun. (UK) (slang) An exclamation mark.
SHRIEK, verb. 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.
SHRIEK, verb. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
SHRIEK OWL, noun. The screech owl.
SHRIEK OWL, noun. The swift; so called from its cry.
SHRIEK OWLS, noun. Plural of shriek owl

Dictionary definition

SHRIEK, noun. Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors".
SHRIEK, noun. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes".
SHRIEK, verb. Utter a shrill cry.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats