shrieker


shriek

S0374600 (shrēk)n.1. A shrill, often frantic cry.2. A sound suggestive of such a cry.v. shrieked, shriek·ing, shrieks v.intr.1. To utter a shriek.2. To make a sound similar to a shriek.v.tr. To utter with a shriek.
[Middle English skriken, shriken, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja.]
shriek′er n.