v. i.
It was the owl that shrieked. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. [ 1913 Webster ]
On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,
Shrieking his baleful note. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
She shrieked his name
To the dark woods. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shriek owl. (Zool.)
n. One who utters a shriek. [ 1913 Webster ]