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What does shriek mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word shriek? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
  2. (Britain) (slang) An exclamation mark.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) 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.
  2. (transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
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