Crossword clues for shrieked
shrieked
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
It was the owl that shrieked.
--Shak.
At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: shriek)
WordNet
adj. uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
Usage examples of "shrieked".
Sigomal shrieked back, stepping forward and clouting Gomalsi so hard across the face that the young man fell backward over the bench.
The man had counted to ten minutes past the zero hour before a voice, in the anguish of waiting, shrieked for him to stop.
Lunzie shrieked like a schoolgirl as he carried her into their bedchamber and dumped her onto the double-width bed.
Chalkin said and shrieked louder than his children when Vergerin, with an expressionless face, slowly pivoted away from him.
As Kelly watched, Alison was pulled to the ground by a couple of Hrruban cubs and shrieked happily, coming up dusty to drag her friends over with her.
Birra shrieked as her hands rammed against the walls of the narrow corridors.
It was my younger sister, Lavinia, who shrieked in welcome and rushed into my arms to weep all over my chest.
Rachel shrieked and pulled back again, but Joseph's hand made another movement, holding out the hilt.
A small child playing in a nearby shallow ditch shrieked with delight when it saw the frogs passing and ran after them.
Potria shrieked when her fine clothes and skin were burned by some of the hot sparks.
Bilala and Pilau shrieked, bursting into an ululation that shot panic through Tiria's heart as they tried to push her forward toward the ramp nearest them.
The Coonies shrieked at the top of their lungs and Rascal, who'd been the last one in the pool, responded by throwing himself into the water, raising a wave that hit her right in the face, swamping mouth and nose.
He even went to the extreme of getting Damia's solemn promise to be extra careful of her mother in her gravid state, a promise which the child carried out faithfully until the Rowan shrieked at her one day as she attempted to serve breakfast in bed.
Killashandra shrieked back, glaring her anger, her hurt, the pain of knowing what Lanzecki wanted!
He shrieked with joy on seeing his mother and, almost overbalancing himself out of Zainal's arms, reached out both hands for her.