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Shriek

SHRIEK, v.i. [L. ruga, wrinkled, rugo, to bray.] To utter a sharp shrill cry; to scream; as in sudden fright, in horror or anguish. At this she shriek'd aloud. Dryden. It was the owl that shriek'd. Shak. SHRIE...

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